RAGE IN A CAGE

MCLAREN Circus owner David McLaren insists he is an animal lover as protests rage against his show.

- BY GENEVIEVE SERRA

Animal rights group Beauty Without Cruelty have planned a protest at the circus on the Woodbridge Island common and are calling for a ban on the captivity of wild animals such as tigers and lions.

They said the McLaren Circus features wild and domestic animals, including white lions, Bengal tigers, camels, llamas, ponies, poodles, and snakes used for performance under unnatural, stressful, and confining conditions.

These animals are subjected to constant transportation, small cages and confinement, loud music, bright lights, and disorientation.