Netizens claim animal abuse after Russian Circus bear attacks handler

In a traveling circus in Russia, a bear attacked its handler while audience was watching which has attracted a huge controversy on media. act was caught by audience mid-performance in Olonets, a rthwest Russian town in Republic of Karelia last week. bear was performing in an act called Clubfoot and Garden Wheelbarrow which involves bear pushing a wheelbarrow was reportedly also wearing a muzzle as seen in a video that has gone viral after incident. bear can be seen walking along with its handler after pushing wheelbarrow and n lunging forward and attacking man in middle of act in video which has created a huge outcry. 

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handler and act with bear have been cancelled by circus

bear could be controlled only after circus workers beat him and with a lot of effort. But it was calm only after it kcked its handler to ground amid frantic screaming from crowd which included children. Following incident, circus issued a statement that mentioned that bear belonged to handler. y will t eng handler in circus again and won't show act as well, y ded. Russian circus h to cancel furr shows planned in or nearby cities. 

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Response to video

video has irked activists and people at large who have started to debate regarding safety and ethical integrity of using wild animals for performative purposes with many citing animal abuse and exploitation. Twitter was full of angry reactions to video. Many supported ban on animals for entertainment. It is t first incident of animal abuse that came to light this year. A mayor of a city in sourn Russia has banned use of animals in circuses owing to ethical reasons in May.

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