I just watched a show that had me in tears.........
The mistreatment of animals, in big ways and small, breaks my heart......
On this show, they were saving the Dancing Bears of India, Sloth Bears.
The bears are bought by gypsy families- who at the bears young age- pierce their face and inserts a large rope in the hole and through their nose.They also put a muzzle on them- The way this is designed the person can tie the rope to a stick and force the bear to dance for people.
It is mostly tourists that pay the gypsies to see the dancing bear.
I guess it has been a tradition of the Kalandar Gypsies and it is how they earn a living.
The bears are starved and abused throughout their lives......
These bears are adorable and docile creatures.
No animal deserves this
Here is a link to more info on a group trying to save the bears......http://www.indianbears.com/
The mistreatment of animals, in big ways and small, breaks my heart......
On this show, they were saving the Dancing Bears of India, Sloth Bears.
The bears are bought by gypsy families- who at the bears young age- pierce their face and inserts a large rope in the hole and through their nose.They also put a muzzle on them- The way this is designed the person can tie the rope to a stick and force the bear to dance for people.
It is mostly tourists that pay the gypsies to see the dancing bear.
I guess it has been a tradition of the Kalandar Gypsies and it is how they earn a living.
The bears are starved and abused throughout their lives......
These bears are adorable and docile creatures.
No animal deserves this
Here is a link to more info on a group trying to save the bears......http://www.indianbears.com/