PETA got on its horse this week, calling on the nation’s largest amusement ride manufacturer to stop selling animal-themed carousels.
The animal rights organization sent a letter to Kansas-based Chance Rides on Tuesday arguing that using horse and other animal designs for merry-go-rounds “inadvertently celebrates the exploitation” of animals that “think, feel, love, love play, and social being.”
By eliminating animal-themed amusement rides, it would be a blow to industries that still use real animals for entertainment such as camel rides or dolphin shows, PETA said. The live animals could face abuse or horrific conditions, the group said.
PETA suggested to Aaron Landrum, CEO and president of Chance Rides, that his company only use objects such as cars, unicycles, rockets or other designs such as shooting stars, rainbows or brooms.
PETA sent a letter to Chance Rides, arguing that using horse and other animal designs for merry-go-rounds “inadvertently celebrates the exploitation” of animals that are “thinking, feeling, loving, playful, and social creatures.” KSN
“All animals are thinking, feeling, loving, playful, and social beings who form strong bonds with their young if allowed to keep them (rarely),” PETA president Ingrid Newkirk wrote in the letter. “They yearn for freedom from oppression.
“The set of animal-themed carousels reinforces the notion that these living creatures are only for our entertainment, rather than individuals with the same capacity to experience fear, pain, joy and love as any of us.”
Newkirk noted other companies have taken a stand against the use of animals in their products.
PETA believes eliminating animal-themed rides will deal a blow to industries that still use real animals for entertainment, such as camel rides or dolphin shows. Animal rights group KSN suggested to Aaron Landrum, CEO and president of Chance Rides, that his company only use objects such as cars, unicycles, rockets or other designs such as shooting stars, rainbows or brooms. KSN
He said Nabisco replaced its caged animal design with a free-roaming animal on Barnum’s Animal Crackers boxes after PETA raised concerns in 2018.
The following year, Trader Joe’s supermarket redesigned some of its products so that they no longer included elephants performing tricks.
Chance Rides, which operates in Wichita, has many carousels consisting mostly of “fantasy horses.”
The Post sought comment from the company late Wednesday.
“Children learn through play, and teaching them respect and compassion for all living, feeling creatures can help create a more just and compassionate world,” Newkirk said in a press release.
“PETA urges Chance Rides and all other carousel manufacturers to put the brakes on antiquated animal-themed rides and embrace designs that engage children’s imaginations and showcase human talent.”
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