Animals Used for Entertainment

It’s No Game for Monkey Forced to Perform Tricks at Japan Football Match

To force animals to perform silly tricks, trainers break their spirits through methods that create a fear of punishment.

Frustrated Elephant at Zoo in Thailand Kills Mahout

This isn’t the first time that an elephant has lethally lashed out at a mahout, and it almost certainly won’t be the last.

Live Birds Stuffed Into Drain Pipes in Indonesia to Be Sold as ‘Pets’

The birds were to be smuggled out of Indonesia to the Philippines, where they would be sold as “pets.”

Breaking: Plans to Open a Dolphinarium in Vietnam Have Been Rejected!

Vietnam is taking a step in the right direction for animals.

Horror: More Than 1,000 Fish Found Dead at Japanese Aquarium

According to reports, 1,235 fish, including eagle rays and double-lined fusiliers, were found dead at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district.

Victory! Philippines’ Top Entertainment Show Bans the Use of Live Animals

The Philippines’ most popular entertainment show, Eat Bulaga!—which airs on the country’s top TV network, GMA7—has implemented a policy never to use animals again.

Meet Bobo, the Robotic Bear Who Is Helping Kids Say NO to Circuses in China

Kids across China are learning that bears in circuses are hung by their necks so that they’ll learn to stand on two legs and perform tricks.

Good News! Indonesian Government Finally Bans Fights Between Dogs and Wild Boars

The cruel “sport” in which dogs and wild boars are forced into an enclosure in a fight to the death, has finally been banned in Indonesia.

WTF! Man in China Kills Live Puppy Over Fire to Eat

A sickening graphic video that’s going viral shows a man in China killing a live puppy over a fire so that he can feast on the animal’s flesh. Man …

Overworked Tiger Lashes Out at Circus Trainer—Here’s Why We’re Not Surprised

It’s not the first time that we’ve heard alarming news about these circuses.