PETA is mad at Siegfried and Roy. Or at NBC. Or something.
On September 15, NBC featured a fluff interview with Siegfried & Roy. PETA provided NBC with information on cruelty to animals used for entertainment and the facts about the tiger attack on Roy Horn at Las Vegas’ Mirage Hotel in October 2003, but NBC failed to include any such information in the interview. By omitting facts on the stressful and lonely lives led by animals used in “entertainment” acts, NBC did the public, as well as the captive big cats who are currently suffering in hot, loud, unnatural, and confusing conditions, a grave disservice.
NBC was busy promoting Father of the Pride and PETA thought they should talk about tiger abuse?
The tigers in the videos do a good job of hiding their misery. Of course, they are in show business.
The natural habitat of white tigers is southeast Asia and parts of India. They are a species at risk (IUCN—Endangered) due to poaching, loss of habitat, and decline in available prey.
As tempting as starvation, illness, and being shot at is, I'm just thankful PETA isn't trying to protect me...not that I have noticed any of them rushing off to live in their natural habitats.
Posted by marybeth at October 3, 2004 10:35 PM PETA