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Community members and activists protested outside the McLaren Circus in Zandvlei on Saturday 26 March, voicing their disapproval of wild animals used for entertainment and profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organiser Toni Brockhoven from the animal rights organisation Beauty Without Cruelty (BWC) says they have demonstrated and fought for animal-free circuses since 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAn animal born in captivity does not make that animal domestic, it makes them born in captivity. Those are still wild animals,\u201d she says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe also know how difficult it is to train the domestic cat; these are 245kg or 275kg apex predators. There must be some kind of unpleasant coercion. We don\u2019t know their training methods. It is not how they are trained, it is that they are trained at all. That is the issue. We love the circus, we have no issue with the circus, we have no issue with the people, we will support them when they have no animals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She questions whether the circus has a valid permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is a new bylaw in Cape Town. Section 12 says that the SPCA has to be consulted for input before any permit is issued and that has not been done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Community members carry placards such as \u2018No wild animals in circuses\u2019 and \u2018Animals are not born to perform\u2019 as they protest outside the McLaren Circus in Zandvlei on Saturday 26 March.PHOTO: natasha bezuidenhout<\/div>\n
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Residents, who protested outside the McLaren Circus in Zandvlei, say they would support the circus if their were no wild animals used in the performing acts.PHOTO: natasha bezuidenhout<\/div>\n
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Young and old gathered outside the McLaren Circus to protest the use of wild animals in performing acts at the circus. PHOTO: natasha bezuidenhout<\/div>\n
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As some community members protest outside the McLaren Circus in Zandvlei, others queue for their tickets to enter. PHOTO: natasha bezuidenhout<\/div>\n
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Community members protest outside the McLaren Circus in Zandvlei on Saturday 26 March.PHOTO: natasha bezuidenhout<\/div>\n
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Resident Derek Watling says animals should be treated like nature intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnimals shouldn\u2019t be kept in captivity for profit. I am vegan and I don\u2019t eat animals or anything that comes from animals and this is just an extension of that. Wild animals should not be used for entertainment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCircus animals that are still there should be put into sanctuaries and definitely no new animals brought in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protestor Suzy Roelofsz says it is appalling to still have to protest for the freedom of animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow dare these people come to our community with their unethical nonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vanessa Cunningham says it is not natural behaviour for wild animals to perform in a circus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard enough getting your own cat to eat in the right place, imagine trying to do that to a wild cat. I would love to support a circus with people doing acts. They are there voluntarily and it\u2019s really awesome but we cannot support the use of wild animals specifically.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muizenberg resident Chad Cupido says it is fundamentally wrong to use wild animals for human entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are here to show support for those who don\u2019t have a voice, for the animals. They are not kept in a natural condition and you can see if you look at the animals that it is not where they are supposed to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not about a philosophy, it\u2019s just about being a human being and observing. And in that observation it\u2019s never going to be okay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t support the McLaren Circus being here. We don\u2019t mind if there are acrobats and if there are any human acts but as soon as you bring a wild animal in for human entertainment against its will, that fundamentally is wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McLaren Circus spokesperson Karl Hildebrandt questions BWC\u2019s \u201csudden concern\u201d for the circus\u2019s animals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTheir lack of interest in our animals during hard lockdown was the perfect indication that they have no actual concern about any of our animals. It\u2019s only now, that we have returned to Cape Town, that they have an interest in pushing their agenda.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He adds that protestors also seem to have selective empathy when it comes to their concerns regarding animals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey have time to protest the circus, but there are dogs and cats dying of starvation a few kilometres down the road in the nearest township that could actually do with the effort they are attempting to go through for the circus animals.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hildebrandt adds that the vast majority of residents from Muizenberg and the surrounding areas are excited that the circus is around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve received five, back-to-back sold-out shows from our opening show on Friday. We\u2019ve even had to add a 17:15 show last evening due to the demand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He adds that BWC needs to take its concerns regarding permitting up with the City and Law Enforcement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have all the necessary permits to operate and this was confirmed after an inspection conducted by two City of Cape Town Law Enforcement officers, at around 15:40 on Saturday 26 March.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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