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Anderson gets behind bars in protest against farm animal abuse

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PARIS: Actress Pamela Anderson joined animal rights campaigner­s in Paris on Wednesday, posing inside a cage to protest the caging of animals in European farming.

The former “Baywatch” star was backing a campaign by Compassion in World Farming to get a million signatures in seven EU countries in support of their bid to end the practice.

“I don’t think any animal belongs in a cage for entertainm­ent or for what we wear or what we eat,” she told reporters.

“All of our choices are important and we have to be

I don’t think any animal belongs in a cage for entertainm­ent or for what we wear or what we eat. All of our choices are important and we have to be more conscious of our decisions. Animal welfare has come a long way, but we have a long way to go. Pamela Anderson, actress

more conscious of our decisions,” she added. “Animal welfare has come a long way, but we have a long way to go.”

The petition is part of the European Citizens’ Initiative, which means that if they can raise a million signatures within a year the European Commission will have to consider the issue.

The organisers say they have the support of 140 organisati­ons, including in France the Brigitte Bardot Foundation and Peta.

Anderson is currently taking part in the French edition of the television programme “Dancing with the Stars”. — AFP

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 ??  ?? Anderson (right) and her dancing partner Maxime Dereymez stand in a cage displaying placards against the caging of animals during an event organised by the NGO Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) in Paris on Wednesday. — AFP photo
Anderson (right) and her dancing partner Maxime Dereymez stand in a cage displaying placards against the caging of animals during an event organised by the NGO Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) in Paris on Wednesday. — AFP photo

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