Monday, April 19, 2004
Special thanks to Ted Vegvari and
www.pvnet.com for hosting the
Audio Archive: http://live.palosverdes.com/ramgen/watchdog/watchdog20040419.rm
WatchDog discusses animals in entertainment focusing on elephants and marine animals. We discuss capture, confinement and training and the slaughter of unwanted animals.
Guests:
Jane Garrison
is an elephant specialist, formerly with PETA.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/5411421.htm
Ric O'Barry
captured
and trained dolphins, including the five dolphins who played the role
of Flipper in the popular American TV-series. Now, his organization,
"The Dolphin Project" is dedicated
to abolishing the billion-dollar marine mammal entertainment busines.
http://www.DolphinProject.org
The
Dolphin Project Video http://old.handzon.com/dolphinproject/product_detail.cfm?prod_id=3281&image=http://www.itechapp.com/dolphinproject/images/video50mini.jpg
Tom Rider
who once worked for Ringling Bros says
elephant abuse is common: “Contrary to the rosy picture
painted by Ringling Bros. propaganda, chaining, forced travel, violent
training techniques, and other methods of cruel domination are still
used to get wild animals to perform unnatural tricks for profit.
This can in no way compare to their lives unfettered in the wild.
We ask the public to boycott violence to animals by supporting circuses
that only use willing human performers.” He's part of a lawsuit
against the company. 
http://www.circuses.com/
http://www.idausa.org/news/newsarchives/riderchicago.htm
Also discussed:
Urban Elephant
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