Tigers are naturally, instinctively, terrified of fire and resist jumping through flaming rings. In order for a trainer to get a tiger through a flaming hoop, that animal must be more afraid of physical punishment by the trainer than the fire itself.

CIRCUSES may seem like good family fun. Wild animals used in circus acts are routinely beaten, poked, and shocked with electric prods, all to force them to perform unnatural tricks for an unsuspecting viewing public. This abuse continues year after year.

Travelling circus life is likely to have a harmful effect on animal welfare as captive animals are unable to socialise, get enough exercise or exhibit natural behaviours. Many animals develop behavioural and/or health problems as a direct result of the captive life that they are forced to lead.

In 2018, the Centre notified the draft Performing Animals (Registration) (Amendment) Rules, 2018 proposing to prohibit performance and exhibition of all animals in circuses. “We commend the AWBI for advising the Centre once again to ban the use of animals in circuses.

Circus Bans Because of concerns about animal mistreatment and public safety, a growing number of communities are banning or restricting the use of animals in circuses. And cities all over the country are banning bullhooks.

Currently, use of big cats like tigers and lions is already banned in India, but now government is planning to even ban animals like horses, hippos, elephants, or even dogs in circus.

We have listed a few of the pets banned in India.

• Birds. Keeping birds in captivity is cruel – but a lot of us believe a bird is a hassle-free pet to have.
• Tortoise and turtles. Some species of tortoise and turtles are not legal to own in India.
• Sea world.
• Snakes.
• Monkeys.

A) Killing of an animal/pet is illegal and its is an offence being to cruelty on animals as defined under Section 11of The Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals Act. It is a cognizable offence under Section 428 and Section 429 of the Indian Penal Code.

Hitting or hurting any animal is illegal under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960. Killing or injuring any animal is a cognizable offence under Section 428 and 429 Indian Penal Code.

Penal Code 597 PC is the main California law that defines the crime of animal abuse. 597 PC states that “every person who maliciously and intentionally maims, mutilates, tortures, or wounds a living animal, or maliciously and intentionally kills an animal, is guilty of a crime…”.

While this act of killing almost one thousand chickens was considered a criminal act, the systematic, and many times inhumane, slaughter of almost 10 billion chickens every year for food is legal. (This practice is illegal, but not to protect animal welfare, only as a food safety violation .)

Most common victims The animals whose abuse is most often reported are dogs, cats, horses and livestock.