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INGREDIENTS
- 1 innocent, sentient, living being ~ A bear
- 1 narrow, upright, steel enforced cage (large enough to fit a bear)
- 1 steel plate with ports for electrical wiring
- 1 electrical heating system
- 1 music output system
- Circus music recording of choice
INSTRUCTIONS
- Remove a bear from his natural environment (by any means neccessary)
- Force bear into steel enforced cage with little room to move except to stand upright
- Initiate electrical current to steel floor at a temperature that will inflict adequate pain to paw pads
- As the being begins to suffer from the pain, begin music and initiate spoken commands
- Immediately the living being will begin to alternate feet for releif from the burns
- The alternation of movement from paw-to-paw will simulate a human-like dancing movement
- Alternate reducing and raising heat until desired motion is executed upon demand
Note: Continually assure that living being understands who’s in charge! If feelings of empathy for the living being begin to be experienced, be strong and remind yourself that any suffering experienced by a living being in the interest of entertainment is acceptable. While it is true that all living beings suffer equally, as long as it’s not YOU suffering, don’t inconvenience yourself with wasted compassion. A living being’s life in trade for a few minutes of entertainment is considered by many to be acceptable.
GARNISH
Decorate sentient being in bright-colored, eye-catching, comedic fabric
SERVE
Best served in large groups in colorful settings with ridiculous music playing in the background.
Recipe serves millions of spectators at the cost of $15 – $100.00 a pop, depending on the financial status of partakers.
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The treatment of animals in circuses is beyond inhumane.
Please help stop the suffering.
Please help to stop the use of animals in circuses.
Please use your social media platforms to raise public awareness.
Please choose empathy and compassion in your actions toward all living beings.
On behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves, Thank You.
Author: Gerean Pflug, for The Animal Spirits
Copies permitted with a link to this page URL
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“When we return wild animals to nature,
we merely return them to what is already… theirs,
For man cannot give wild animals freedom,
they can only take it away.”
~Jacques Cousteau~
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Resources:
Bear With Us, http://bearwithus.org/bear-residents
Reblogged this on bearspawprint and commented:
Cubs and coals used to be used for “Dancing Bears” training. Same method. music and feet burns until there is a dance response to the music. Thought this was not done (eastern Europe) anymore. I am sorry to read this. Bears are our relatives. We are all relatives.
Bearspawprint~ In my resources at the bottom of this post, I linked to Bear With Us, a bear sanctuary I follow. They care for a retired circus bear that used to be billed as “Clyde the Dancing Bear.” The bear is actually a female, now called Molly. She was trained to dance by paw-burning and even after she left the circus was absued and neglected. She now lives in freedom, kindness and peace. She was the inspiration for this blog post. Thank you so much for your presence here and for all you do to raise public awareness. Appreciate your work. ~Gerean
Reblogged this on MisBehaved Raven and commented:
I cannot believe such a thing is still being done…or maybe I just prefer NOT to believe this is really the world we live in… 😦
MisBehaved ~ Unspeakable acts are still being done all over the world to literally millions of sentient beings. The suffering is overwhelming and most of it is inflicted to make a buck. This is why WE write. Thank you for your presence on this site. Thank you for the work you do daily to raise public awareness relating to issues that affect the occupants of this planet to the core. ~Gerean
I am still learning and thanks to sites like yours, I can absorb tons of information without wasting time. Thank you so very much!!!
As I am learning from your site. Keep on keepin’ on! 🙂
Reblogged this on Our Endangered Planet and it's Wildlife..
Environewsblog ~ Thank you for helping to get the word out on issues of worldwide importance. I appreciate your presence on this page and the reblogs of my posts. Many Blessings! ~Gerean
Reblogged this on Family Survival Protocol.
Only five of us, in addition to yourself. Even with rebloggs and links., i hope that is just “so far”—–Did you know that migrating Black Bears often pass right through towns and communities, sensibly using bridges to cross rivers, without people ever even being aware they are there. Of course some get spotted, now and again, but of the majority, all that is ever seen is an occasioanal bears paw print.—–Bears can teach us about the uses of plants and natural substances. Bears are teachers and healers. However, Bears are also (as they are supposed to be) dangerous wild omnivours and people should avoid them as much as possible. Just as they avoid us. When in the woods, make noise and try to NOT smell like a supper. That is … don’t eat and then wipe your hands on your clothing, do not carry soiled food wrappings and dishes about. When camping, store all food far away from where you sleep. Don’t snack in bed, when camping. In areas wilderness areas where there is high human traffic, and the people have practised good food hygeine “bear bells” work (mostly, except in exceptions).—–Granny
All good advice, Granny. I live in a wilderness area. My house butts right up to the Rogue National Forest in Southern Oregon. I often see scat less than 100 ft. from my home. A few years ago a bear damaged our wood deck trying to get to something underneath. My family has lived in this spot over 30 years and we have never seen one bear. I am glad about that because it means they are safer from us. Have you ever heard of Wildlife Images? They are located a little over 1/2 hr. drive from my home. They take in bears that have been injured and sometimes baby bears who have lost their mothers.
My attitude toward blogging is that it does make a difference. I only started blogging for the animals in November of 2012. Since then I’ve recognized a slow, steady growth in interest. The same is true for the corresponding Facebook page “The Animal Spirits.” Slow and steady is just fine with me. If the writings here make a difference for one living being, it is worth it. Many Blessings! ~Gerean
7 now.
7 is 2 more than 5. 🙂 🙂
Well done article.
Thank you. 🙂 Stay tuned. More to come! ~Gerean
P.S. I would love to get email alerts each time you post. If you put a “follow” widget on your sidebar, I we could sign up there 🙂
Thanks for pointing that out. I will do that tonight. ~Gerean
The follow widget is in place! 🙂 ~Gerean
This story broke my heart. I shared on facebook and will reblog this also. Thank you for sharing the reality of the inhumane practices of humanity.
My platform is to influence emapthy. When we put ourselves in the place of others . . . feeling what they feel, we act from compassion. Often people don’t understand the graphic cruelty that takes place when the suffering of living beings is ignored. Thank you so much for partnering with me in spirit and in action by helping to raise public awareness and of course, compassion. If the animals could speak, they would certainly thank you. 🙂 ~Gerean
Reblogged this on Streams of Consciousness and commented:
Will humanity ever tire of its inhumane practices? Please take the time to read this.
Reblogged this on SunnyRomy.
Empathy and compassion are very important virtues that seem to be lacking in our world today. We need to make the difference that really matters, by being different.
Lovely move for creating awareness. Very creative post; efficiently arousing emotions of compassion.
Thank you for investing the time to read, hear and give thought to my post. I believe that without empathy, we cannot fully experience compassion. I believe that compassion is the ultimate trump card over hatred. Everyone in between the two are either uneducated or indifferent. I write to influence the “tweeners” and to build up the compassionate.
Thank you for your comment and for your presence at this site.
Many blessings!
~Gerean Pflug for The Animal Spirits
You are welcome!
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