Jason Baker

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The Stunt was held on the occasion of the opening of the new attraction, bungee

A Chinese amusement Park has sparked a wave of outrage on Social Media after he forced a pig bungee jump from a 68 meters high tower.

Video footage shows, the pig, tied to a pole, borne by two men, The Top of The Tower , before being deported.

The Theme Park is located in Chongqing, said The Stunt was held on the occasion of the opening of the new bungee attraction.

" Local media said the pig was chasing to a slaughterhouse.

The Trick, is causing anger online reflect the growing importance of the rights of animals under China's population.

The amusement Park has a statement to say that it took the "criticism" he had received.

"We accept, seriously, the' netizens 'criticism and advice, and apologize to The Public ," it said. "We will improve [our] marketing of The Tourist place, the tourists better services. "

'Vulgar marketing tactics'

The Incident occurred on The 18. January, on the Meixin Red Wine town Theme Park in the Chinese municipality of Chongqing in southwest China.

The publicity of the Event - which organizers called the Golden pig bungee-jump - a bungee attraction held on the occasion of the opening of the amusement Park.

the pig, which is seen, according to local reports weighed 75kg (165 lbs), pushed off The Tower with a purple Cape around the shoulders tied. In a video of The Incident , what sounds like to hear a pig squeal.

What happens to the pig after that is not displayed, although many local media reports saying it was, finally, to a slaughterhouse.

Animal cruelty is not a punishable offence in China. However, it is the awareness of animal protection are growing issues in the last few years.

Although a handful of people defended The Incident on Social Media , saying it was not to kill anders, "a pig for food", the majority of users condemned the actions of The Company .

"This is a super-vulgar-marketing tactics," said one commentator.

"the Killing of animals for consumption and the treatment of them is cruel for the entertainment are two different things," said the other. "There is no need for you to torture them like this. "

animal protection organisation Peta condemned The Incident , calling it "animal cruelty in its worst Form".

"pigs-pain and fear in the same way that we do, and this disgusting PR stunt should be illegal," Jason Baker , Peta's senior vice-president for the international campaign, told Bbc News .

"The Chinese public's angry response to a Wake-up call for China's political decision-making should be immediately carrier for the implementation of animal protection laws. "

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Source of news: bbc.com