Animal News - May 23

CALIFORNIA ADVANCES BAN ON WILD ANIMALS IN CIRCUS'

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The California Senate has advanced a bill banning the use of wild animals in circuses with a unanimous vote of 34-0. The bill will ban the use of any wild animal in a circus for performance and entertainment purposes. 

Animals performing in circus' are either born in captivity or torn from their families in the wild. They are poked and prodded during training to make them submissive and get them to perform tricks that are entirely unnatural to them. Between performances, they are chained up with very little room to move around as they make their way from city to city. They are stripped of their dignity and of any wild habits they deserve to have as wild animals. The circus is a degrading experience for these animals and one that the consumer unknowingly pays for when they support the circus.

Cities throughout California have already made the move to ban wild animals in circus' but this would be a statewide ban essentially preventing these circus' from travelling to California for their shows. 

“We have no right to take animals from the wild or those born in captivity and force them to perform for our entertainment,” said Judie Mancuso, Founder and CEO of Social Compassion in Legislation.

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This is great news but also an indicator that we have so much more work to do when it comes to animal welfare. Circus' that use wild animals in their shows should be banned across the globe and this process is taking much longer than I think any animal lover would hope. Big thanks to California for taking the steps to put an end to wild animals in circus'.

PRADA GOING FUR FREE

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Prada is the next big name fashion label to go fur free announcing that beginning with its Spring/Summer 2020 line, they will cease using fur altogether. Prada joins a growing list of big name labels that have made the commitment to ditch fur in their fashion recognizing that fur is despicable and unnecessary. 

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The fur industry is definitely the most unnecessary of all industries that exploit animals for profit. The animals used for their fur are bred solely for fur and are not utilized in any other way. There have been several undercover exposures done on fur farms that show the true horror of what these animals endure while in captivity. There have been reports of animals living in cramped cages, sitting in their own feces and urine, suffering from untreated infections, and extremely overweight to produce more pelt. These animals live their entire lives in abhorrent conditions for fashion and there is simply no excuse for continuing to support this cruel industry.

Prada will join other big name labels like Ralph Lauren, Victoria Beckham, Calvin Klein, and Phillip Lim in banning fur. As more big name labels come out in support of banning fur, I believe this will continue to have a trickling effect on other labels, pressuring them to ditch fur as well. Here's to a fur free planet where animals are the only ones using their fur!

HAPPY VEG