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Circus with 24-year history in Guangzhou resists shutdown effort

By Li Wenfang and Zheng Caixiong in Guangzhou | China Daily | Updated: 2017-09-06 07:35
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The Guangzhou Zoo in Guangdong province will seek help from law enforcement agencies, local industries and commerce authorities to shut down performances by a circus troupe after the troupe's operator refused to stop.

But at one performance, which started at 4 pm on Tuesday, only nine people were watching.

A notice at the zoo's ticket office tells visitors not to attend the show, but another notice posted by the zoo outside the venue was covered with red ink and couldn't be read.

Circuses have been opposed by animal rights advocates, as some have allegedly abused animals.

Zoo director Li Xingrong said the zoo's aim is to show animals in the most natural state possible - which doesn't include doing tricks.

"In recent years, we have installed facilities to improve the activities and living conditions of the animals," Li said.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued a guideline in 2010 banning State-owned zoos from hosting circus performances featuring animals, but such shows continue to go on in many zoos across the country, said Sun Quanhui, a senior Chinese scientific consultant for World Animal Protection, citing investigations by the media and other organizations.

Traditionally, it was a zoo's primary function to display animals and entertain visitors. However, modern zoos should shoulder more social responsibility, especially in scientific education and animal protection, in light of social progress and awareness of the public.

Stopping circus shows indicates not only respect for animals but a path zoos must take to regain their public interest, he said.

Visitors have mixed feelings about the closure of the circus.

"The animal shows bring excitement to children and are loved by them," said a mother surnamed Chen.

But Hu Yaoyang, a white-collar worker in Guangzhou, said the shows should have been shut down long ago because they mistreat animals for profit.

Gu Caijuan contributed to this story.

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