An important victory for animal rights activists, PETA in the foreground, and one of the heaviest fines ever given in the United States for violations of this type: the sanction applied by the USDA (the Department of Agriculture American) to Feld Entertainment, the company that manages the famous Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, for violating the Animal Welfare Act between June 270.000 and August 2007.
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An important victory for animal rights activists, PETA in the foreground, and one of the heaviest fines ever given in the United States for such violations: it amounts to welldollars 270.000in fact, the sanction applied byUSDA (the US Department of Agriculture) a FeldEntertainment, the company that manages the famous Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, for violating theAnimal welfare act between June 2007 and August 2011.
The complaint had originated from some videos and photos disclosed by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), which showed how inside the circus techniques of training against any right of the animal, just as indecent were the ways in which the poor animals were kept. PETA also accused Feld of the death of a baby elephant, the killing of a lion, and the beating of other elephants.
Later, the current president of the United States Barak Obama, then Senator, urged the intervention of the Department, which was delivered the terrible images. Photos and videos that mainly concerned the little baby elephants, portraits chained to each other or forced with different tools to make unnatural movements, to the point of making them even bleed. Images that shocked the whole of America and led to theopening an investigation for violation of the Animal Welfar Act.
THEAwa in fact, it provides precise details standards for the care and treatment of animals exposed to the public. These include the appropriate ones cycle veterinary, the fact that he should never miss it water it's a diet balanced, in addition of course to the conditions in which an animal must be kept, from the hygienic ones of the Lodging to their size, which must be sufficient to guarantee them a dignified life and protect them from external agents, such as rain and cold.
None of this, of course, was respected in the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and for this reason a sanction of such magnitude was reached: "The measure - said the US Secretary for Agriculture Tom Vilsack - will serve to promote a greater understanding of animal rights and the responsibilities of all exhibitors for their care and health “. In short, a warning to everyone, especially since according to the agreement, Feld will also have to initiate gods training courses on compliance with Awa regulations for all its employees.
On the other side, Feld refutes the allegations and says she is ready to collaborate with the Department: “We look forward to working with the USDA in a cooperative and transparent way - said CEO Kenneth Feld - able to meet our common goal of ensuring that our animals are healthy. and receive the highest quality care ".
The important thing is, in any case, that the perpetrators of these abuses have been punished and that the huge fine serve as an example not only to other circuses, but also to all those public situations in which animals are mistreated: “The government has taken a first step - concludes PETA - and now it must confiscate the elephants. What remains to be done is to let the public know about this story of abuse, so that people start keeping their children away from the circus. "
Eleonora Cresci
