26/7/10
Mclaren
Circus in South Africa has "acquired" two white lions and two
tigers. They have some other lions as well. When they initially got the
first lions, an animal welfare organisation had to "show" them
how to look after the animals (not enough water, no stimulation, etc). Further
to that, NON-ANIMAL people who have been to one of the shows have all expressed
dismay at the way the animals are treated and said that the animals did
NOT look happy.
We have tried to reason with the Mclaren brothers but they become belligerent
- one even accused me of being a racist when I looked at a little black
boy! My retort to the child was "you are beautiful - don't let that
guy say ugly things". At a protest one of the brothers tried to pick
a fight with me and cops had to force him away from me.
So it is with disgust and great concern that I have learned that more wild
animals are now captive slaves to the greed of Mclaren circus. WE HAVE NO
PROBLEM WITH THE CIRCUS. I want to make that very clear. WE HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH WILD ANIMALS BEING KEPT IN CAPTIVITY AND ENSLAVED TO ACT AGAINST THEIR
NATURE. They do not NEED these animals to make a living. There are plenty
of circuses out there who don't "employ" animals and they make
a killing.
Mclaren has vowed not to come in to our province (the Western Cape) for
2 years because of our tactics. We now just need to get others to follow
suit.
Please feel free to email the Mclaren brothers on either dunks@mclarencircus.co.za
or infro@mclarencircus.co.za
