article_snippet: Animal rights campaigners said camera flashes were extremely distressing for the birds, which have highly sensitive eyes.
article_snippet: Undercover footage shows birds chewing at Undercover footage tethers and shaking Undercover footage heads, apparently in alarm.
article_snippet: But People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) said flashes from cameras terrified Owls, while trainers encouraging people to stroke the birds left trainers encouraging people to stroke the birds agitated.
article_snippet: As well as the tricks, As well as the tricks actively encouraged flash photography.
article_snippet: Owls have especially acute vision and find blinding camera flashes extremely distressing
article_snippet: this can be seen in Peta’s footage as Peta’s footage respond by desperately chewing at Peta’s footage tethers and shaking Peta’s footage heads.