The bear is the symbol of Russia, so we hope the country's people will show some compassion and national pride and stop abusing them.
JOHN HUTCHINSON: ‘A bear was made to perform in front of a Russian football crowd before handing over the match-ball to the referee. The astonishing scene played out before a game… in the country set to host the World Cup this summer… The footage has been blasted by animal rights charities as “inhumane” and “depressing”.
Elisa Allen, director of animal welfare charity PETA told the BBC: “In addition to being inhumane and utterly out of touch, using a bear as a captive servant to deliver a football is downright dangerous… “The bear is the symbol of Russia, so we hope the country’s people will show some compassion and national pride and stop abusing them… Common decency should compel the league to pull this stunt”.’ SOURCE…
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