Show ‘Dancing’ Bears That You Really Care Created by an award-winning advertising agency, this frightful flick is a spine-tingling tale of terror and torture.
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Want to know the scariest thing of all? “Dancing” bears in Pakistan and India are mercilessly mutilated just like this when they are barely a year old. No animal should have to endure this type of abuse. Never patronize roadside bear shows, and when traveling in India and Pakistan, if you see tourists encouraging such a show, speak to them about the cruelty.
If you see someone forcing a bear to “dance,” report the incident to the closest police station. Even though it is illegal to capture bears in both India and Pakistan, more than 1,600 sloth bears are being forced to “dance” by madaris—the people who capture and keep the bears. Bear cubs—who are barely 1 year old—squeal in agony as red-hot needles are jabbed through their noses and thick ropes are forced through the throbbing wounds. When the ropes are tugged, the bears lift their legs and “dance.” Most of their teeth are pulled out, and they are forced to perform for up to 12 hours a day.
Bears are “trained” to dance through a regime of pain and starvation. Many cubs die before the training begins because of the stress of capture, the terrible transportation conditions, starvation, dehydration, and rough handling. Although bears used in these acts would live up to 30 years in the wild, they rarely live more than eight years in captivity. Please write to the environmental ministers of Pakistan and India and urge them to enforce laws that prevent bear-baiting and to prosecute madaris.
