Dancing bears....Hear their story

We enjoy watching them dance, watching such a dangerous animal obeying a petty (in) human being.

Bears walking with their madaris can be seen on Indian roads quite often, and the reason they are able to continue is us.

We watch, we pay and thats why they do this.
We are a part of the atrocities being carried out against bears in india.
What kind of atrocities?? you would ask. Please continue reading



Qalandars (madaris) purchase sloth bear cubs, often from tribal poachers, traders or zoos, and then use pain and fear to train them to "dance". When the bear cub is just 6 months old, a crude iron needle is heated and driven through the bear's nose without the use of any anaesthetics or antibiotics, and a coarse rope is pulled through the sensitive, swollen wound. The nose wounds often fail to heal completely and frequently become infested with maggots. Male cubs are also castrated at a very young age to prevent them from becoming aggressive – again without being given any anaesthetics or antibiotics. When the bears reach 1 year old, their canine teeth are knocked out with a metal rod.

Beatings, food deprivation and the agony of being dragged around by grossly swollen noses teaches the bears to obey. They live the rest of their lives "dancing" at the end of 4-foot-long ropes with no mental stimulation at all – which results in severe stereotypical symptoms, such as pacing and swaying. The owners rarely ensure that the animals receive veterinary treatment, so these bears often die in misery because of a lack of timely medical attention

Please act!!!!

You Can Help

• Make a commitment never to patronise people who beg or perform using bears, and ask your friends and family not to patronise them either.
• Write letters to the editors of your local papers urging others not to patronise people who use bears to beg or perform.
• Hold a demonstration outside the office of the local authority. PETA would be happy to provide you with all the materials necessary for a demonstration.
• Petition the Minister of State for Environment and Forests to implement the ban and enforce the proper rehabilitation of dancing bears.