More Bad Tastes of China: Animal Olympics in Shanghai
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All the ridiculous things that they do, I just wonder how their brains work...
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S'PORE ANIMAL LOVERS SAY:
Shame on you!
Shanghai's animal Olympics
Kangaroo boxes with clown
Zebra in hurdles race
Chimp ignites cauldron
October 01, 2006
CLOWN hits kangaroo, and kangaroo hits back. This is no circus act, but a tasteless marsupial-versus-human match which is part of the fourth National Animal Olympics in Shanghai.
The Olympics, which started on Thursday, was staged at the Shanghai Wild Animal Park in Nanhui district.
Pictures: AFP, Reuters, Xinhua
In the fight, the kangaroo appears to reel backwards after receiving a right hook from its garishly-attired opponent.
Fortunately, the stunned animal - which was wearing boxing gloves on its front paws - recovered fast enough to sock one right back at its attacker.
It proceeded to grapple with the clown, who was then forced back towards the ropes by its onslaught.
Animal rights campaigners are outraged, reported British newspaper Daily Mail. Activists here have also slammed the Animal Olympics.
Mr Louis Ng, president of the Animal Concerns Research and Education, told The New Paper: 'All this abuse should stop.'
He found it especially appalling since China is also hosting the Summer Olympics, for humans, in 2008.
Executive officer for Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), Ms Deirdre Moss, was equally angry.
'Training may also have involved cruel methods to coerce the animals into a willingness to perform.'
The kangaroo is just one of 300 'athletes' taking part in the annual event. Dogs, tigers, bears, horses and zebras among other animals compete in a range of events including hurdles and races.
According to the Shanghai Daily News, a 10-year-old elephant named Mary had opened the games by carrying the torch to the stadium and passing it to a 3-year-old chimpanzee called Baobao, which then ignited the cauldron.
The Animal Olympics will end on 30 Nov. -
tsk..tsk.. its china.. wat can we expect..Originally posted by ShutterBug:All the ridiculous things that they do, I just wonder how their brains work...
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S'PORE ANIMAL LOVERS SAY:
Shame on you!
Shanghai's animal Olympics
Kangaroo boxes with clown
Zebra in hurdles race
Chimp ignites cauldron
October 01, 2006
CLOWN hits kangaroo, and kangaroo hits back. This is no circus act, but a tasteless marsupial-versus-human match which is part of the fourth National Animal Olympics in Shanghai.
The Olympics, which started on Thursday, was staged at the Shanghai Wild Animal Park in Nanhui district.
Pictures: AFP, Reuters, Xinhua
In the fight, the kangaroo appears to reel backwards after receiving a right hook from its garishly-attired opponent.
Fortunately, the stunned animal - which was wearing boxing gloves on its front paws - recovered fast enough to sock one right back at its attacker.
It proceeded to grapple with the clown, who was then forced back towards the ropes by its onslaught.
Animal rights campaigners are outraged, reported British newspaper Daily Mail. Activists here have also slammed the Animal Olympics.
Mr Louis Ng, president of the Animal Concerns Research and Education, told The New Paper: 'All this abuse should stop.'
He found it especially appalling since China is also hosting the Summer Olympics, for humans, in 2008.
Executive officer for Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), Ms Deirdre Moss, was equally angry.
'Training may also have involved cruel methods to coerce the animals into a willingness to perform.'
The kangaroo is just one of 300 'athletes' taking part in the annual event. Dogs, tigers, bears, horses and zebras among other animals compete in a range of events including hurdles and races.
According to the Shanghai Daily News, a 10-year-old elephant named Mary had opened the games by carrying the torch to the stadium and passing it to a 3-year-old chimpanzee called Baobao, which then ignited the cauldron.
The Animal Olympics will end on 30 Nov.
heck they might even roast the kangaroo after the events over..
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PRCs again
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hahahaha, somebody pls revoke their successful bid to host the 2008 olympics.
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What isn't normal here is normal there. So PRCians will get very angry seeing this thread.
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I actually saw a short news clip on it, on one of the TV cable channels.
It's a little cute, although I immediately realize some animal lovers (I am one myself) might find some of the events offensive. But really, not all events are physical like boxing, they have bicycle racing, and monkey climbing events, among others. Also I think the opening is cute, with elephant and chimp lighting up the olympic torch.
Even though there is an event of animals boxing, but at least they use gloves. It is pretty much harmless. I think human boxing is more violent and dangerous.
Besides, in many other places, people do the really cruel stuff, like chicken fights, or dog fights, or fish fights. Spanish matador is the cruellest of them all in my opinion, where in the name of sport a human provoke a bull and then finally kill it with swords.
Please, do not insult the Chinese. You are getting a bit ridiculous, you seem to want to find bad things to talk about the Chinese. This animal olympic is not really as bad as it seem. -
So you mean to say the animals were coerced and gently patted and asked to do the stunts they were told to do?Originally posted by #$%^&*:I actually saw a short news clip on it, on one of the TV cable channels.
It's a little cute, although I immediately realize some animal lovers (I am one myself) might find some of the events offensive. But really, not all events are physical like boxing, they have bicycle racing, and monkey climbing events, among others. Also I think the opening is cute, with elephant and chimp lighting up the olympic torch.
Even though there is an event of animals boxing, but at least they use gloves. It is pretty much harmless. I think human boxing is more violent and dangerous.
Besides, in many other places, people do the really cruel stuff, like chicken fights, or dog fights, or fish fights. Spanish matador is the cruellest of them all in my opinion, where in the name of sport a human provoke a bull and then finally kill it with swords.
Please, do not insult the Chinese. You are getting a bit ridiculous, you seem to want to find bad things to talk about the Chinese. This animal olympic is not really as bad as it seem. -
singapore has its very own animal olympics as well: the citizens.
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no they paid them shitloads like human atheletes are paid.Originally posted by 4getmenot:So you mean to say the animals were coerced and gently patted and asked to do the stunts they were told to do?
the animals also appear in product endorsements for sporting brands and get pimped out cribs and rides. -
morons
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I'd like to see the clown take on a full grown lion.
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any pictures or video?