China has done it again. A country notorious for its animal cruelty now presents lions and tigers on horseback.
At a zoo in South East China, a horse is forced to carry a lion around an enclosure. The horse is kept in motion by a trainer with a whip; this horse has no choice but to perform. In order for the horse to perform these brutal acts it had to be subjected to torturous training, stripping it of all its natural instincts. Furthermore, the horse endures continual pain as the lion claws the horse's body to maintain its balance.
As the first stunt does not completely satisfy the crowds' lust for cruelty, a tiger now climbs onto the same horse's back to be carried around the enclosure, all this at the trainers command. The applauding spectators take pleasure in these terrifying and humiliating stunts and show no regard for these animals' welfare.
Not only is this horse subjected to this terrifying and unnatural performance, but the conditions in which it and other animals live are poor and inhumane, living in small cages in solitary confinement.
We fear that when this horse is no longer able to perform, she will be retired to a hungry pride of lions in yet another dreadful form of "entertainment" called live feeding. A cruel end to a beautiful and submissive animal.
Please do not allow this horse or any others to become another of China's victims and sign this petition. By doing so you will be giving the voiceless a voice.
China has done it again. A country notorious for its animal cruelty now presents lions and tigers on horseback.
At a zoo in South East China, a horse is forced to carry a lion around an enclosure. The horse is kept in motion by a trainer with a whip; this horse has no choice but to perform. In order for the horse to perform these brutal acts it had to be subjected to torturous training, stripping it of all its natural instincts. Furthermore, the horse endures continual pain as the lion claws the horse's body to maintain its balance.
As the first stunt does not completely satisfy the crowds' lust for cruelty, a tiger now climbs onto the same horse's back to be carried around the enclosure, all this at the trainers command. The applauding spectators take pleasure in these terrifying and humiliating stunts and show no regard for these animals' welfare.
Not only is this horse subjected to this terrifying and unnatural performance, but the conditions in which it and other animals live are poor and inhumane, living in small cages in solitary confinement.
We fear that when this horse is no longer able to perform, she will be retired to a hungry pride of lions in yet another dreadful form of "entertainment" called live feeding. A cruel end to a beautiful and submissive animal.
Please do not allow this horse or any others to become another of China's victims and sign this petition. By doing so you will be giving the voiceless a voice.
China's insatiable frenzy for cruelty results in the agonising torment of millions of animals.
Therefore we the undersigned, demand that this stunt be abolished with immediate effect ensuring this hors.e as well as the lion and tiger, are given their right to enjoy life with the dignity and respect they deserve.
Until such times that our demand is met we will not be visiting your country nor will we purchase any products made in China
We signed the "HOPE FOR HORSE MADE TO CARRY LION" petition!
# 2,600:
11:15 am PDT, Jul 1,Fran Williams, United Kingdom
maybe we should feed the trainers to the lions!
# 2,599:
9:24 am PDT, Jul 1,Beth Clegg, United Kingdom
# 2,598:
2:16 am PDT, Jul 1,Mark Madden, United Kingdom
this is just sick and the people doing this need locking up!
# 2,597:
1:18 am PDT, Jun 25,Ingrid Eiserbeck, Germany
# 2,596:
5:08 am PDT, Jun 23,Angelika Kress, Germany
# 2,595:
10:44 pm PDT, Jun 21,Nicole Silbaugh, Oregon
# 2,594:
12:27 pm PDT, Jun 18,Angela Gunn, United Kingdom
THIS IS SICK ONLY A HUMANBEING COULD BE SO SICK AS TO THINK THIS ONE UP FOR ENTERTAINMENT FOR THEMSELVES
# 2,593:
5:54 am PDT, Jun 18,Frank Mancuso, New York
We would not be here if it was not for horses. Treat them with respect they may have to help us again when we run out of oil.
# 2,592:
9:36 am PDT, Jun 13,Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 2,591:
6:42 am PDT, Jun 13,Name not displayed, Norway
# 2,590:
9:30 pm PDT, Jun 12,Kelleen Knight, California
This is horrid.
# 2,589:
6:54 am PDT, Jun 7,Vera Lucia Fujimoto, Brazil
# 2,588:
5:14 am PDT, Jun 5,Glenda Kelly, South Africa
# 2,587:
2:01 am PDT, May 25,Katrin Finsterbusch, Germany
# 2,585:
1:22 pm PDT, May 16,Lindsey Lamb, United Kingdom
# 2,584:
7:12 pm PDT, May 13,Brian H, Canada
......what the heck? nuts..
# 2,583:
11:03 am PDT, May 9,Carolina Martinez, Spain
# 2,582:
3:11 am PDT, May 8,Sophie claire SIMON, France
shame on them!!!!!
# 2,581:
2:45 am PDT, May 7,Lee Ryan, Pennsylvania
# 2,580:
7:41 am PDT, May 4,Jenny O'Neil, New Mexico
# 2,579:
9:00 am PDT, Apr 29,Angie Whiteman, United Kingdom
# 2,578:
11:08 pm PDT, Apr 28,Amber Convery, South Africa
# 2,577:
8:40 pm PDT, Apr 28,Stacy Cox, Iowa
# 2,576:
3:51 am PDT, Apr 27,LINDA DARBIDIAN, United Kingdom
THIS BARBARIC AND CRUELTY THAT THOSE PEOPLE INFLICT ON THOSE BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS IS SICKEN AND DISTURBING FOR ANIMAL LOVERS LIKE ME,THEY ARE COWARDS AND HEARTLESS PEOPLE.
# 2,575:
1:23 pm PDT, Apr 26,Amber Flounders, Colorado
# 2,574:
1:11 pm PDT, Apr 26,Rain For Change, Maryland
The horse did NOT ask to be a performer!Stop this madness of entertainment
# 2,573:
1:05 pm PDT, Apr 26,Ivona Parkaceva, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of
# 2,572:
11:37 am PDT, Apr 22,Molly Tombs, United Kingdom
# 2,571:
1:31 pm PDT, Apr 20,Sabine Hübler, Germany
# 2,570:
12:30 am PDT, Apr 20,Olja McBride, South Africa
Don't you people (spectators and all those who enjoy this kind of enetertainment) have enough blood and suffering around the world. There is a reason why the Coloseum games were banished. Do you have to cause more pain and anguish!!!!? ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
# 2,569:
1:39 pm PDT, Apr 19,Natalie Swaim, Iowa
# 2,568:
10:39 am PDT, Apr 18,M Bongert, Germany
# 2,567:
10:36 am PDT, Apr 18,H Landskron, Germany
# 2,566:
9:44 am PDT, Apr 17,Name not displayed, South Africa
How can you encourage and entertain people who want to see this kind of thing? It's absolutely sick and you should be ashamed of yourself. When your karma is ripe I would like to be there to see you pick it.
# 2,565:
3:45 pm PDT, Apr 16,Nyack Clancy, New York
# 2,564:
6:01 am PDT, Apr 16,Name not displayed, South Africa
The worst thing about this photo is that the horse must be so whipped, tortured and subjugated to accept the lion - it would be better dead than having to endure this - horses are either fight or flight animals and here it can do neither - China has the worst animal rights record and this only proves how barbaric they truly are - a country that has no respect for its animals is not a civilised country
# 2,563:
11:33 pm PDT, Apr 14,Alexandra Douglas, Greece
# 2,562:
6:45 am PDT, Apr 12,Fani Retinioti, Greece
# 2,561:
10:07 am PDT, Apr 8,Stefan Ade, Germany
In the future people will think about our century like we think today about centuries of slavery, deathsmen of witches and so on. At THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW it will be to late to make a difference and we - the human beings - have to shame us once again for our common history. Nevertheless already today each one can contribute to it that the future past becomes not completely so dark.
# 2,560:
10:06 am PDT, Apr 8,Evelyn Rohrbach, Germany
It is AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH that scientist all over the world every day make the experience that animals suffer like humans and more than we thought until now they are able to think. With ever more animal species we determine cognitive abilities. Culture must adapt to new cognitions otherwise it goes down. It is an infringement of the human rights to have to see cruelty to animals.
# 2,559:
7:41 pm PDT, Apr 7,Leigh Bennett, Georgia
This is just barbaric and this horrific animal cruelty must stop immediately!
# 2,558:
10:38 pm PDT, Apr 6,Jamie Lee, California
# 2,557:
7:07 am PDT, Apr 4,Name not displayed, United Kingdom
This Is Disgusting ! How Cruel !!!!
# 2,556:
8:45 am PDT, Apr 3,Lucio Deschi, Argentina
# 2,555:
3:26 pm PDT, Mar 31,Lisa Anonym, Georgia
Why have the chinese happing to the Horrorcruelty on all the animals and smile of them???????????This rest on the world watch on you and can you not understand why you so sick and stupid smile of this HORROR animalabuse??????????Shame on you china it`s no normal no zivilisiert!!!!