Bollywood actor John Abraham has written a letter to the CEO of a popular e-ticketing platform, seeking a complete ban on the sale of circus tickets that use animals.?
John, who has been a former 'Person of the Year' for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, wrote concerning the ticket sales for Rambo Circus.
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The letter said,?
"Many circuses worldwide now put on shows featuring only willing human performers. When animals are used as entertainment props, these sentient beings are deprived of the lives they were meant to live, and they often endure needless pain and suffering, are confined to inadequate housing, and forced to perform frightening and confusing tricks under the threat of physical punishment."
The dogs performed tricks such as jumping through hoops and atop a flagpole, and a performer held two fish between his teeth, swallowed the fish alive, and regurgitated them into a bowl of water. Later, Rambo Circus also admitted to using the fish illegally.
John's past work for PETA India includes speaking up for monkeys forced to dance in?Mumbai, urging authorities to clamp down on illegal pig slaughter in?Goa, and starring in a campaign urging everyone not to keep birds in cages.
(With agency inputs)?
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