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Aquaria

Even large species of shark are kept in aquaria, drawing in the public through the ‘fear’ factor

This starfish lost a limb after being handled by so many members of the public

Tope, a British shark, often have damaged noses after crashing into the walls of their tanks

Many public aquaria allow visitors to touch animals, sometimes causing injuries to the animal

Many public aquaria allow visitors to touch animals, sometimes causing injuries to the animal

Circus

When not performing, elephants in circuses often spend virtually all the time chained by their legs

Domestic animals such as ponies, horses and dogs, lead and equally confined and unnatural life in the circus, tethered in small stalls when not performing

Horses are made to do tricks such as walking on their hind legs, and unnatural behaviour that can lead to bone and muscle injuries

When not performing, big cats in circuses are confined to their ‘beastwagon’, with no opportunity to exercise or socialise

Animal acts in circuses teach disrespect for animals

When not performing, big cats in circuses are confined to their ‘beastwagon’. Tigers are solitary animals, but in circuses are caged with other tigers or other big cats

Exotic Pets

Iguana’s are a common reptile in the pet trade. Many ‘exotic pets’ are dumped once they become too big to handle

These African Grey parrots, trapped in the wild, were on sale in a UK pet fair

Thousands of birds, many taken from the wild, are sold at bird fairs

Snakes on sale at a UK pet fair. The animals are often kept in small plastic boxes all day, with no facilities to provide proper heat and light

A snake on sale at a UK pet fair, confined to a container little bigger than a margerine tub

Zoo

Big cats often pace up and down the same area in a zoo enclosure

The ‘Sad Eyes and Empty Lives’ of animals in zoos

This elephant calf in a Swiss zoo was one of many taken from the wild in Botswana and sold to zoos worldwide

Zoos can never provide for all of the needs of a wild animal

Some UK zoos are little more than circuses, training animals to perform for the public

Birds such as these Condors, are stripped of their most precious gift – flight – in zoo cages