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Animals in Entertainment and Sports

The use of animals in sports has resulted in many cases of animal injury and death. Laws on badger baiting, dog fighting, and deer and stag hunting vary from country to country. Bullfighting has been banned in certain countries, but in Spain it remains a traditional spectator event. Animal rights advocates have expressed concern over the conditions in many zoos and circuses where animals are kept, claiming that animals in these facilities are forced to live in unnatural habitats and climates, with unsuitable housing and inadequate space. Other critics argue that such conditions promote abnormal animal behavior such as pacing. Zoos maintain, however, that their institutions provide educational, zoological, and conservational benefits. Many cases of cruelty and neglect of animals kept as pets have also been reported.