CAMELS BY THE SEA BOYCOTT:

I am writing this petition for MBRIT to PERMANENTLY BAN 'Camels by the Sea' event in Redcliffe, Queensland.

The 'Camels by the Sea' event at Suttons Beach, Redcliffe, Queensland is a an inhumane event. The pictures the advertisement show are nothing like the ones friends took at the event, October 1st of 2016. It broke my heart to see a camel dying of thirst after carrying all those children all day and their parents, only to be told NO by the owner, who never fed or gave them water either, just kept yanking them hard by the nose to keep moving and the only rest they got was tied up so close against the fence (as shown in photos). The owner did not let them play in the water and the looks on their face, their eyes say it all: "WE ARE EXHAUSTED" - they were so dehydrated and malnourished. I understand with certain cultures and traditions animals were used as transport or for races although in this day and age they are no commodity, this is also exploitation and torture to their enslavement. The number of complaints are growing and it has become a health concern on the beach as well for people, I will not give up until this place stop using those Camels entirely.

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If these camels become sick from exhaustion and pass from the pressures and stress of using them this way for entertainment purposes, a commodity - is not morally acceptable anymore and people are now also questioning how councils or industries as such as yours, still allow this to occur?

There are jumping castles and lots of other fun activities there so please, just because their backs are built that way does not make it ok. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should, we can see that these Camels are in pain and unhappy. Why not let them be?

The camels were tied up against the fence as shown in the photo, used for entertainment and when people asked the owner questions about those camels he  so rudely wanted nothing to do with answering any questions, suspicious. The camels left to malnourish, they are depressed and did not look healthy at all, more so in pain being tied by a pierced hook in the nose and the way they were dragged is insane - only to eventually be tied to a fence - no water at all - is no reward to a camel who has had children on their back all day and lives as a slave to this preposterous 'Camels by the Sea' event - whose owners show zero compassion for animal rights - which mind you is growing, especially this year. The same principle applies to elephant rides - these have phased out too because they are dying from exhaustion - and people think Camels were born to carry people on their back - this is NOT the case! They are sentient beings like us and this use of Camel riding and racing, you got people standing there at the event crying while the others are having a good time with family smiling at the horror of it all - is absurd on so many levels and people are not enjoying these events like they use to anymore! PLEASE HELP STOP THIS USE OF INNOCENT ANIMALS AS A COMMODITY!