Editing Entertainment (section)

==== Animals ====
Animals have been used for the purposes of entertainment for millennia. They have been hunted for entertainment (as opposed to hunted for food); displayed while they hunt for prey; watched when they compete with each other; and watched while they perform a trained routine for human amusement. The Romans, for example, were entertained both by competitions involving wild animals and acts performed by trained animals. They watched as "lions and bears danced to the music of pipes and [[cymbal]]s; horses were trained to kneel, bow, dance and prance&nbsp;... acrobats turning handsprings over wild lions and vaulting over wild leopards." There were "violent confrontations with wild beasts" and "performances over time became more brutal and bloodier".<ref>{{cite book|last=St Leon|first=Mark|title=Circus: the Australian story|year=2011|publisher=Melbourne Books|location=Melbourne|isbn=978-1-877096-50-1|page=3}}</ref>

Animals that perform trained routines or "acts" for human entertainment include fleas in [[flea circus]]es, dolphins in [[Dolphinarium|dolphinaria]], and monkeys doing tricks for an audience on behalf of the player of a [[street organ]]. Animals kept in [[zoo]]s in ancient times were often kept there for later use in the arena as entertainment or for their entertainment value as exotica.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hancocks|first=David|title=A different nature: the paradoxical world of zoos and their uncertain future|url=https://archive.org/details/differentnaturep0000hanc|url-access=registration|year=2001|publisher=University of California Press|location=Berkeley|isbn=978-0-520-23676-9}}</ref>

Many contests between animals are now regarded as sports{{snd}} for example, [[horse racing]] is regarded as both a sport and an important source of entertainment. Its economic impact means that it is also considered a global industry, one in which horses are carefully transported around the world to compete in races. In Australia, the horse race run on [[Melbourne Cup]] Day is a public holiday and the public regards the race as an important annual event. Like horse racing, [[camel racing]] requires human riders, while [[greyhound racing]] does not. People find it entertaining to watch animals race competitively, whether they are trained, like horses, camels or dogs, or untrained, like [[Cockroach racing|cockroaches]].

The use of animals for entertainment is sometimes controversial, especially the hunting of wild animals. Some contests between animals, once popular entertainment for the public, have become illegal because of the cruelty involved. Among these are [[blood sport]]s such as [[bear-baiting]], [[dog fighting]] and [[cockfighting]]. Other contests involving animals remain controversial and have both supporters and detractors. For example, the conflict between opponents of pigeon shooting who view it as "a cruel and moronic exercise in marksmanship, and proponents, who view it as entertainment" has been tested in a court of law.<ref>An extensive discussion of the legal and cultural issues can be found in {{cite book|last=Bronner|first=Simon J.|title=Killing Tradition: Inside Hunting and Animal Rights Controversies|year=2008|publisher=The University Press of Kentucky|isbn=978-0-8131-2528-2}}</ref> [[Fox hunting]], which involves the use of horses as well as hounds, and [[bullfighting]], which has a strong theatrical component, are two entertainments that have a long and significant cultural history. They both involve animals and are variously regarded as sport, entertainment or cultural tradition<!--don't use 'either' nor 'and/or' in this sentence; 'variously' is used in conjunction with 'or' to mean they're regarded as one, two or three of these things-->. Among the organisations set up to advocate for the rights of animals are some whose concerns include the use of animals for entertainment.<ref>Examples include: [http://www.league.org.uk/ The League against Cruel Sports, UK] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208154852/http://www.league.org.uk/ |date=8 February 2011 }}; [http://www.peta.org/ People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), multinational] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609035342/http://www.peta.org/ |date=9 June 2015 }}; and [http://www.sharkonline.org/ Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK), US] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102032707/http://sharkonline.org/ |date=2 January 2014 }}.</ref> However, "in many cases of animal advocacy groups versus organisations accused of animal abuse, both sides have cultural claims."{{sfn|Bronner|2008}}

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File:Ala-uddin and Mahima hunting.JPG|'[[Alauddin Khalji|Ala'ud-Din]] and Mahima Dharma [[Tiger hunting|hunting]] a tiger while in an intimate relationship, [[Punjab Hills]], India, 1790
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Arabische man met twee gedresseerde aapjes aan de ketting TMnr 60020423.jpg|Trained monkey performing for an audience of children (1900–20)
File:Pharlap1930melbournecup.jpg|Crowd watches [[Pharlap]] win the [[Melbourne Cup]] in Australia, 1930.
File:San marcos bullfight 04.jpg|Crowd watches a [[Bullfighting|bullfight]] in Mexico, 2010.
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