Circus Animals : Animals, Circuss, And Tricks

However, recently part of the world had been shocked with the video footage of animals cruelty in an infamous circus. This had arisen a controversy of whether we should use animals in circus or not. Little of us knew what exactly went behind the circus and how the animals were trained, despite the fact that they did give the best entertainment to mankind.

In the article “PETA urges L.A. to ban all wild animals from circus performances”, Alexia Fernandez highlights the speed with which animal activists go in order to free wild animals from being used in circuses. According to the spokesman for the Ringling Bros, after L.A. “banned circuses from using bullhooks to manage elephants” in 2014, PETA activists demanded that circuses remove wild animals from their performances and Barnum & Bailey Circus begged to differ by arguing that animals in their facilities are taken good care of and are not mistreated (Fernandez, 2016). In conclusion, both sides of the arguments believe that neither is misinformed.

During this time period, there was little to no regulation of the circus crew or the animals. This was the situation in a Water for Elephants. To top it all off, the show was owned and operated by a money hungry and cruel person, who would do anything to save money such as not paying the workers, not feeding the workers, not giving the exotic animals proper care and the list goes on. But in the circus, the audience seem to buy into the performer's deceptions. The audience is completely oblivious and are deceived by this circus, but in reality the circus is not as perfect as they make it

Think about how we will look back on our cruel forms of entertainment in the future. Will we be proud of the way we treated these great animals, with abuse as neglect? Today we turn our heads away from reality and what happens behind the scenes of animal entertainment. However, we can’t turn our heads forever. Around the world, there is so much more to animal entertainment than what meets the eye. These animals have been torn away from their beautiful, natural homes and brought to a prison of concrete. In these prisons, they are beaten, starved and tortured all for our money and entertainment. These animals lives should not be taken from them for us. Our money and happiness should not be worth these animal’s lives. Circus, theme park and zoo animals all suffer from aggression towards trainers, mental disabilities and physical injuries. These animals should not have to suffer any longer.

Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus has recently declared the end of their career and disbanded the circus. Since the disbandment an ongoing discussion concerning the circus and its ethics has been widely discussed by many different groups; but disagreement can be most strongly seen between the discourse of animal welfare groups, and the circus performers themselves. The topics being addressed is how these different populations perceives the events surrounding the circus’s disbandment and what is actually more beneficial for the circus animals and the performers in the long run after the greatest show on Earth is over. The discontinuities often seen among these two groups when the circus is discussed are: the languages of unnatural behavior, abuse, the description of culture, sports, art, along with the

When I was a kid, one of my favorite childhood memories was going to a Ringling Bros. Circus; I watched in amazement as large white tigers jumped through a blazing ring of fire. I thought it was one the most incredible things I witnessed at the time, but being so young and naïve I had no knowledge of the truth about what was really going on. The truth of the matter is that these wild animals do not willingly throw themselves through a loop of fire for the enjoyment of it. They are forced to perform these insane acts through punishments during training. Not only this, but these animals have to perform day to day with little breaks, and constant traveling. Though these are serious problems, actions can be taken to stop animal performance within

There are many types of animals used for entertainment such as circuses, dog fighting, zoos, and rodeos. All of these types of entertainment are not natural for these animals which is a form of abuse. Often times they are wild animals that don’t belong in cages and are not able to do things that are in their instinct to do. This is especially true about zoos and circuses. Animals are not able to roam free and instead kept in small cages. Even in optimal settings experts say that it is difficult to provide for the needs of wild animals.(Lemonick) Children should learn to respect animals and not see them as entertainment. People should only support animal free circuses and raise awareness how animals are abused for entertainment.

According to PeTA , The tricks that animals are forced to perform—such as when bears balance on balls, apes ride motorcycles, and elephants stand on two legs—are physically uncomfortable and behaviorally unnatural. The whips, tight collars, muzzles, electric prods, bullhooks, and other tools used during circus acts are reminders that the animals are being forced to perform.

Introduction: Circuses are a magical place where families take their children to watch the performances, right? Wrong. Elephants held in circuses against their will, are beaten, starved and forced to stand on their head for the enjoyment of children. Does that still sound magical? The same things happen in zoos

Our beloved elephants in most circuses are more prone to it, because they’re the highlight of the show. What many people do not know, is that their “loving trainor” is most likely carrying a bullhook, which is used to harm elephants if they do not listen, or mess up the act. The main difference between zoos and circuses is that zoos give their animals freedom to roam and in some areas, not open 365 days a year, whereas circuses do. Circuses travel from city to city, state to state, and even country to country. Animals that are in the circuses’ care, are kept in small cages. These animals have no freedom to room.They even eat, drink, and use the bathroom all in the same place, which is in their cage. Furthermore, when certain animals outlive their “usefulness”, they are either sold to a black market or rarely sent to a animal sanctuary. Circuses and zoos are shadowed by the enjoyment of the people and people rarely ask, Are these animals abused at

The animals appear in circuses, and in animal exhibits, also known as zoos. These animals are enclosures into cages or pens. How are circus animals treated? Well, they are forced to learn behavior that they would not use in their natural habitat. The circus trainers use whips, tight collars, muzzles, electric prods, and other tools to get the animals to obey.

Your views on circuses are different than the views of the animals. They see torture, abuse, separation from family etc. If we continue the path we are taking with the animal abuse the endangered species could get worse and worse and later maybe be gone. Circus owners should ban animal performances in circuses.

The life of a circus animal is hard and demanding. It is not an acceptable way of life for an animal. Circuses would quickly lose their appeal if the public were more aware of their mistreatments of these animals. Many circuses do not have much money and as a result the animals suffer from inadequate care. These animals spend most of their time in small cages used for transportation. The Animal Welfare Act provides cage requirements, but many circuses fail to follow this law. Even the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus was cited for 65 violations over a two-year period according to Florence Lambert. When traveling, animals spend hours, even days between sites in confinement..

Many of these confinements that the animals are kept in are undersized for the type of animal being kept there (Laidlaw). Circuses use animals, such as elephants and tigers, as a source of entertainment and do not treat them humanely. Animals like this are usually classified as exotic which results in circuses making more money (Evans, “Entertainment Animals”).

Animals have been a main focus in circus performances around the world for many centuries; however, in recent history, there have been far more regulations put on the use of these creatures, stemming mainly from how they are treated by both their trainers and the circus as a whole. Whether it be on the federal or local and state-level, there has been a definite increase in the questionable legality of America’s circus industry due to the neglect and abuse of the participating animals, courts’ decisions highlighting the true importance of the issue. These rulings make one ask the question: What types of regulations could be put in place in all circuses to ensure that the animals involved are not abused in the process? In the end, many