JANE DALTON: ‘Birds-of-prey are effectively starved to force them to obey human commands at zoos across the UK, investigators have found. To train them to perform tricks for entertainment, food is withheld from the birds, such as falcons, hawks and eagles, which are naturally frightened of people, until their hunger outweighs their fear, a report … Continue reading EXPOSED: UK zoos starve birds-of-prey to make them perform circus-style tricks