We’ve seen it at circuses and marine parks, at roadside zoos and racetracks: When animals are used for entertainment, they suffer – and the film and TV industries are no exception. Often torn away from their mothers as infants and subjected to lives of punishment and deprivation, animals used in movie and television productions have no control over their lives. They’re treated like props, often forced to perform confusing tricks on cue until they’re considered too old, too sick, or simply no longer profitable. The most recent incident of the sort was witnessed in a Pakistani talkshow, Time Out with Ahsan Khan. A petition was filed against the TV channel by lawyer Faizullah Khan Niaz on behalf of Santia Gulzar. Announcing the news, the lawyer said, "PEMRA saw fit to accept my arguments and impose a fine on Express Entertainment for using animals as props for the purposes of entertainment in its show Time Out with Ahsan Khan".