Paris' storied Moulin Rouge cabaret venue said it would stop immersing non-aquatic snakes in water after the controversial stage act provoked outcry.
The Moulin Rouge, founded in 1889, has now bowed to pressure from Paris officials and campaigners to stop using snakes in one of its acts.PARIS - Paris' storied Moulin Rouge cabaret venue said it would stop immersing non-aquatic snakes in water after the controversial stage act provoked outcry from animal rights activists.
The cabaret, founded in 1889, has now bowed to pressure from Paris officials and campaigners who said it was cruel to submerge terrestrial snakes. The two species used in the act, Southeast Asian reticulated and Indian pythons, are protected and live on land, officials from the French capital's mayoral office told the venue in a letter.
"Aware of societal developments on animal welfare, the Moulin Rouge will stop this number," the venue said, adding that respect for animals had"always been essential" to its operation."The snakes have no business being there," Amandine Sanvisens, co-founder of the PAZ animal rights group, previously said."This isn't the right environment for reptiles".
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