Against their nature

Massacre Animal protests Cirque Estival.

The training process for animals like elephants and horses is grueling, said animal rights group Massacre Animal.

“It’s against their nature… it causes frustration, it causes pain, it causes anxiety,” said activist Patricia Tulasne.

Protestors shouted into a megaphone outside the circus, telling parents and children that animals are whipped, beaten and tormented.

Inside, animal trainers tell a different story.