See how this ‘cruelty-free’ circus replaced animals with holograms
A new spectacle is taking over the tented world of acrobats, clowns and juggling entertainers. And while it may have a trunk and tusks, it weighs absolutely nothing. Circuses, once known for showcasing elephants in all their heft are now presenting a much lighter creature — a 3D hologram. The…#davidebertuccio #circusroncalli #lécocirque #parliament
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fatal captive tiger attack - a case report with review of literature - Kanchan T, Shekhawat RS, Shetty BSK, Jayaram L, Meshram VP.
The attacks on humans by big captive felids has been an issue of concern for the administration of zoological parks and wildlife conservationists. The theme of human-animal conflict takes a new dimension for the wild animals kept in zoos, circuses, exoti...
Source: SafetyLit - January 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news

To Understand the ”Other”: How Disabilities Define Us
By Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM / ROME, Aug 21 2020 (IPS)   You can shine your shoes and wear a suit you can comb your hair and look quite cute you can hide your face behind a smile one thing you can’t hide is when you’re crippled inside.                                                                                                               John Lennon COVID-19 made some of us aware of how dependent we are on one another, this is why so many of us become upset when confronted with the reckless beha...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jan Lundius Tags: Arts Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news

Exploitation and Acculturation
Minik, New York 1897.By Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM / ROME, Jun 3 2019 (IPS) There are several means to make profitable use of other human beings, an endeavour that tends to turn others into tools by depriving them of their roots and self-respect. This happened in concentration – and work camps, where individuals were reduced to mere numbers. Another form of objectification of fellow human beings has been to gain money by exhibiting them to paying audiences. The fate of Ota Benga is an example of this. He was a Mbuti man who in 1904, together with other “primitive people”, was exhibited at the Lousiana Purchase Exposit...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 3, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jan Lundius Tags: Arts Crime & Justice Education Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights Migration & Refugees TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news

Tracking Big Cats in India
When the last individual of a race of living things breathes no more, another Heaven and another Earth must pass before such a one can be again.--William Beebe Celebrate International Tiger Day--July 29, 2016 In awe, we stopped dead in our tracks to gaze at the enormous impression in the wet sand. Our guide whispered, "Tiger - BIG tiger!" I could hear my heart pound. No other sounds were heard in the forest, except the wind whispering in the Cullenia tree canopy overhead. The track was significantly larger than my handprint, and evidently this large cat had walked ahead of us only 10 minutes earlier. It seemed almost too ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - July 25, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Unpredictable Precedent: Bread, Circuses And The Termination of Pfizer-Allergan
Last week, when the Treasury effectively scuttled the Pfizer-Allergan merger, there was much rejoicing: Politicians and pundits alike were thrilled that tax inversion greed had been stopped, and that companies like Pfizer would have to “pay their fair share.” Investors seemed to rejoice as well: the biotech and pharma stock market indices shot up nearly 6% and 2.5%, respectively, one of their best single-day moves in years. No one much liked the merger, except for Pfizer and Allergan.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 12, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Booth Source Type: news

After SeaWorld, a 'Blackfish effect' on circuses and zoos?
The controversy surrounding SeaWorld's orca policies has changed the public's attitude about keeping animals in captivity, some animal rights activists and parents say.
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why Are We Seeing an Explosion of New Viruses Like Zika?
Zika virus, Ebola, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus, Nipah virus, Hendra virus, bird flu, swine flu -- these viruses have all grabbed international attention in recent years. In the past few decades the world has witnessed an alarming surge in emerging infectious diseases (EIDs). Since 1980, new pathogens have emerged in the human population at a rate of about three each year. Why are we seeing such a surge in new pathogens? One could argue that some of the pathogens may not be new at all; they could have circulated among humans for centuries and are...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 1, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Ringling Bros. Circus To Retire All Elephants A Year And A Half Early
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its elephant acts a year and a half early, and will retire all of its touring elephants in May. The move comes amid increasing scrutiny of circus elephant acts with local governments passing "anti-circus" and "anti-elephant" ordinances in response to concerns over animal cruelty. The circus's parent company, Feld Entertainment, told The Associated Press exclusively that all of the iconic elephants will be permanently retired to the company's 200-acre Center for Elephant Conservation, located between Orlando and Tampa. The company ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 11, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Hawaii Moves To Ban Wild Performing Animals
Hawaii likely will become the first U.S. state to ban the use of elephants, bears and other exotic wild animals for entertainment purposes. The Hawaii Department of Agriculture board on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposed rules change that would define "dangerous wild animals" and prohibit the import of such animals "for exhibition or performance in public entertainment shows such as circuses, carnivals and state fairs." The rules make exceptions for commercial filming in television or movies and in government zoos. Animals listed in the proposal include big cats, primates, elephants, rhinoceros, hippopo...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 25, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

What the Media Gets Completely Wrong About Cruising
This is what we see when we watch cruise coverage on cable news. - Photo by iofoto / Thinkstock There are plenty of myths about cruising floating around the Internet: they’re full of old people, there’s nothing to do, and so on. Most of them are fairly harmless and easily disproven, but if you’re a true lover of cruising, nothing irks you more than the media shining its sensationalist spotlight on your favorite vacation.    During a slow week, major news networks (we’re looking at you, CNN) salivate over the chance to fill the gaps of a 24-hour news cycle with stories of cruise ships bro...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How Much Sitting Is Too Much Sitting? The Difference Between Too Much Sitting and Too Little Exercise
Google entries for the search terms "sitting health" outstrip hits for Angelina Jolie, Hilary Clinton, Brad Pitt and climate change. How does something as unsexy as sitting, the absence of activity, get celebrity status? Sitting has elbowed its way past all other bad behaviors and become public enemy number one. And it should be. Sedentary (from the Latin sedere, sitting) behavior is now a leading cause of illness. But is this new? Did I miss a meeting? Haven't we been sitting since the dawn of time? Over the past decade we have gained a greater understanding of inactivity and its negative consequences. The game-changi...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why the Circus Is Saying Goodbye to Elephants
On Thursday, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced they would phase out their iconic elephant acts by 2018. The decision was spurred by public concern about the treatment of elephants in circuses, and perhaps a growing understanding that being kept as an entertainment spectacle is emotionally damaging to the sensitive, intelligent animals. Elephants are social creatures in the wild with close-knit family units. They even perform funeral rituals and spend weeks mourning their dead. So those that have long been in circuses and zoos can come to exhibit symptoms of depression, aggression or post-traumatic str...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - March 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tessa Berenson Tags: Uncategorized animals Source Type: news

Lions Rescued From Circuses In Peru Get Their Teeth Fixed
LIMA, Peru (AP) — King was unable to chew normally because most of his teeth had been pulled by the circus owners. Simba's front claws had been removed and his fangs broken. The lions were among 21 rescued from Peruvian circuses in 2014 by members of Los Angeles-based Animal Defenders International. Activists say the lions were kept in appalling conditions. "In the circuses they often break their teeth and remove their claws," said Eva Chomba, a Peruvian veterinarian with Animal Defenders. "It's a painful process in which they do not use anesthesia and those doing it are not veterinarians." On Friday...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 20, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

Could Our Own Fear Of Death Be Affecting The Way We Treat Animals?
With shelter euthanasia rates going down, major companies moving toward more humanely-produced food, and the prospect of legal "personhood" for primates being litigated in court, you might have thought things were going pretty well for animals. But authors of a new paper would disagree. "There's basically just one area in which things are getting better, and that's with homeless pets," says Michael Mountain, a leader in the no-kill movement. "In every other area we know of -- factory farming, vivisection, wildlife, etc. -- things are going downhill." "We are in a sixth mass extinction and there is no doubt about that ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 10, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

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