The Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris was forced to abandon a long-running show in which a dancer swam around snakes in a water tank due to escalating street protests by animal rights groups. writes about it Guard.
Cabaret defended the right to use snakes in a water tank for several weeks. Moulin Rouge representatives said they will continue to use reptiles until 2024.
However, the plans were shelved after animal rights groups staged street demonstrations and signed petitions, and the City of Paris warned against the use of snakes in underwater demonstrations. The Moulin Rouge issued a statement announcing that “the snake action has been canceled as of today.”
Paris officials and activists said it was cruel to submerge black snakes in water. The two types of snakes used in the show, the reticulate and the Indian pythons from Southeast Asia, live on land.
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