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Proof that animals in circuses suffer1/ Observation :
2 / Signification According to Mc Bride and Craig, these stereotypical behaviours "demonstrate failure to adapt appropriately and can therefore be considered a criterion in evaluating the long-term adequacy of housing environments for these animals." According to I. Hannier, these behavioural disorders " indicate a chronic lack of well-being. " According to F. Wemelsfelder, "stereotypical behaviour is proof of chronic suffering" . Zoologist Fred Kurt believes that these stereotypical repetitive movements in elephants can be likened to human insanity ... 3/ Conclusion 4/ Solution Enforcement of the law and consequently to forbid circuses from holding these animals. Article L.214-1 of the French Code Rural states that "all animals, as sentient beings, must be placed by their owners in conditions that are compatible with the biological needs of their species". ___ BRIDE Mc, GLEN & CRAIG, J.V., "Environmental design and its evaluation for intensively housed animals" in Bresard B., 1985. HANNIER I., in Le Point Vétérinaire vol.26 n°165, February 1995. WEMELSFELDER, F., "The concept of animal boredom and its relationship to stereotyped behaviour" in: Lawrence, A.B. & Rushen, J. (Editors). Stereotypic Animal Behaviour. Fundamentals and Applications to Welfare. CAB International, UK,1993. Images filmed in the Cirque Arlette Grüss menagerie in September 2005.
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