[NEWS] Bill et Tom dans une campagne de publicité contre les animaux de cirque !

The twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz of Germany's internationally most successful rock band Tokio Hotel protest with an elaborate photo opportunity for the use of animals in the entertainment industry: "The slaves of the entertainment industry: Wild Animals from out of the circus!" is the slogan with which the musicians, for the first time now participate in a PETA campaign. Chained and blood-smeared, Bill and Tom are seen in dark surroundings. The campaign is published internationally: in addition to Europe, it is also seen in the U.S. and Asia.

"You only have time to imagine that animals are kept all their lives like that! Circus performances with animals should be prohibited, there are enough interesting alternatives!" says Bill. Specifically, the musicians will appeal to parents who are still bringing their children to the circus with this design. "Especially parents must develop a consciousness here." says Tom.

The two vegetarians also wonder about the Federal Government: On 17 October 2003, the Federal Council unanimously sent a clear signal to the federal government and in a resolution. voted to ban wild animals in the circus (especially elephants, monkeys and bears). The federal government still does not move and makes animal abuse to continue!

A recent representative survey of the Society for Consumer Research in Nuremberg (April 2010) clearly shows that two thirds of the population of wild animals in circuses are no longer timely. And the Federal Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons in April 2010, well spoken words, called for reasons of animal protection, the prohibition of wild animals in traveling circuses.

While European countries such as Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Bulgaria and others have long since imposed a ban on wild animals, the federal government remains passive and thus ignorant of animal suffering.

Translation by Tokio Hotel Middle East @ Facebook

Bill: Tom and I are vegetarians, but above all we don't want animals to be tortured and that animals live in a circus. Animals have to do this, you have to imagine that, and are responsible for the amusement of people.

That's why we shoot today some fotos an put ourselves in chains. In the first moment people think , that it is funny and that the animals have fun, but the reality is of course different. Of course the animals were not kept humanely, and for running so nicly in the round, training is necessary and here and there a few slaps.

Tom: There are always parents, who go to the circus, with their very little children. The little children knows nothing about the source, and that's why parents have to develope the awareness, that this is not ok.

Bill: Otherwise there is a wonderful circus with artists, there, everyone can go. We did it also.

Tom: Now the second motive, now we are in the cage

Questioner: Can you emphatize with a caged animal?

Tom: No, i don't think so. It's a thousand times worser. We are only here for ten minutes to take a picture, but that's already enough.

Bill: We see a lot with animals in showbusiness in general, whether TV-Shows, performances, video-shoots, that was something, that we strictly denied.

An animal don't get it, it's caged and i couldn't stand it. If i think about it, i am at once in tears.

The first dog that we got from the animal shelter, was seriously injured. He has burn-scares all over the ear, because the former owner stubbed out their cigarettes on it. He has bad teeth, because as puppy they gave him beer to drink. That are expierences, which characterized us.

Ey, we are Bill and Tom from Tokio Hotel and we support Peta. Don't let the wild-animals down, they belong into the wild and not in the circus. And to support all of this, go on www.peta.de and get informed

Translation by BKth4e