The Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has planned a protest in Delhi on Tuesday against use of elephants in circuses. The group is demanding a ban on the use of elephants in circuses. The protest is planned on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, celebrated as the birthday of Ganesh, the elephant-headed god.
“Animals in circuses are subjected to chronic confinement, physical abuse and psychological torment. Whips and other tools – including ‘ankuses’ or heavy steel-tipped rods – are often used to beat elephants and other animals into submission and force them to perform confusing, unnatural tricks like riding bicycles, standing on their heads or jumping through rings of fire,” PETA said in a statement.