Entertainment


 * =====Elephants are beat with sharp objects called bull hooks=====
 * =====Tigers, elephants, and other animals are frequently beat after "bad" behavior=====
 * =====Beatings cause animals to have psychological distress=====
 * =====Circuses use wonder dust to cover wounds and their beatings=====
 * =====Animals are left in cages for up to 23 hours of the day=====

Animals shouldn’t be treated horribly for the people’s entertainment. According to “Ringling Bros. Circus: Animals Guantanomo” animals like elephants and tigers are abused mentally and physically. Bull hooks are used to cut into elephant’s skin when they are “misbehaving” and are beat violently on a daily basis. Many circus animals struggle and suffer from psychological problems. The government needs to take control and set standard rules for animals abused for entertainment purposes. There needs to be inspectors, rules, and rights for the animals being abused for entertainment. The government needs to have control over the entertainment business if animals are involved.

Zoos should not be allowed to cause animals to suffer for the entertainment and pleasure of people. According to SIRS: At Issue: Zoos, there are more than one thousand zoos in the United States and I completely agree with animal rights activists who criticize the fact that animals are housed in captivity of small spaces when they should be in their natural habitat. If animals are going to be used for entertainment, there should be frequent checking of how they are being treated. Their necessities should be checked, like whether they have enough food or space.

Hunting, the practice of pursuing and killing live animals for recreation and trade, is another activity for entertainment that has gone way out of hand and has brought many animals’ populations down. Hunting has gone from a necessary activity for finding food to stay alive to a social activity just for fun. Hunting organizations think hunting is necessary for wildlife management and conservation. Many hunters have also said there will always be enough animals for them to hunt. I don’t see how anyone could be having fun while killing animals that haven’t even done anything to them. I think more hunting regulations are needed to prevent animals from being hunted into extinction.

Animal cruelty used for personal happiness and entertainment is horrible enough and is not needed to be put into an app. “Cruelty is Never Just a Game” refers to KG Dog Fighting, an app that lets you dog fight other players and users. Dogs who participate in dog fighting are beat, starved to death, and are taunted into being aggressive. In KG Dog Fighting users can virtually train a dog and have it fight against another user. This allows people to think that dog fighting is okay, when it isn’t. The government needs to set limits for what is allowed in apps and video games. The app developers state “It’s just a video game” but animals deserve their rights and animals being tortured shouldn’t entertain anyone.