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Singapore Dog Circus Cancelled After Outcry | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

 


VOICES HEARD: SINGAPORE DOG CIRCUS CANCELLED

https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/12/singapore-dog-circus-cancelled-outcry/

Louis Ng, a lawmaker and founder of ACRES, a local animal welfare group, told AFP he hoped organisers would “get the message that using animals for entertainment is something outdated and it’s not something that Singaporeans want.”

“I doubt Sistic will be selling tickets for any more shows like that, at least in the near future,” he said.



A circus show starring performing dogs in Singapore has been cancelled after an on outcry, with a lawmaker Monday welcoming the decision to axe the “outdated” form of entertainment. The event was scheduled for February to coincide with the start of the Chinese lunar year of the dog, and a …

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