The website Animals Asia has started a campaign encouraging readers to write letters to the beleagured Shanghai government and complain about the ‘Animal Olympics’ recently held in Shanghai. Excerpt:
As soon as Animals Asia received word of the disgusting Animal Olympics held in the Shanghai Wild Animal Park, AAF Executive Director, Annie Mather, immediately flew to Shanghai to investigate and document the appalling treatment.
The park is one of many such parks throughout China, which invent unusual and invariably cruel ways to attract more visitors. Normally empty during the week, they take the opportunity to increase revenue at weekends and public holidays, such as China’s “Golden Week” holiday in early October. Shows like the “Animal Olympics” are an added attraction and tour buses filled with visitors looking for thrills pour in from provinces across China…
…With no legislation to protect wild or domestic animals in China, parks such as these continue to exploit animals for financial gain. Until there are laws there is little action that can be taken.
AAF is writing to the Mayor of Shanghai calling for the immediate cessation of these performances and the end of this yearly event once and for all.
- Animals Asia: Shanghai Animal Olympics