Persuasive Essay On Circus Animals

Imagine being in a circus ring watching tigers and lions leaping through blazing rings of fire, elephants standing on their heads, and monkeys riding red bicycles for a colossal crowd of screaming, cheering fans. The elephant’s exhausted, worn body is swamped with intricately designed drapes. The sweet, endearing smell of fresh cotton candy and popcorn fills the air with excitement. When the show has reached the grand finale and has come to an end, a trainer arrives with a bull hook and thrusts it into the elephant’s side. Bloody wounds are all over its body from the mistreatment of the circus industry. This is the life that circus animals live each and every day. The animals are mistreated on a routine basis and are crammed into small boxcars for more than three-fourths of their life, serving the public for a moment of entertainment each night. The life of a circus animal is one of pure, unending misery. The use of animals in circus shows is inhumane because they are a threat to public health, and they are mistreated when outside of the public eye.

They are taken away from their families which hurts them emotionally. They are raised by humans who are trained to care for them, but they cannot substitute for the love of their mates. In addition, some of the animals that are born in a circus environment do not understand who they are or what group they belong to. For instance, if you take a tiger or elephant that has been living in the circus for most of their lifetime and bring it back to their original habitat, they will not be able to survive. They will not understand what is to hunt or to survive in the wild. Bentham explained, “You should be motivated to act, not for the sake of your own pleasure, but also for the sake of others’ pleasures, too.” A circus can entertain large crowds, but at the end of the day, circus representatives are taking animals from their natural habitats to pleasure others and they have no right to do so. Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey’s circus made a great ethical decision to support the animals’ rights and support that animals should not be used for entertainment anymore.

Have you ever been to a circus? Traveling shows are famous for their colorful tents, crowded atmosphere, and comical acts. Most of all, they are loved for their animals. Dogs ride unicycles and dress up as clowns; seals wear makeup and balance balls on their noses; elephants, horses, and cats perform dances for the entertainment of the crowd. But what is really going on behind the painted smiles and frilly costumes? Many circuses have long bloody histories of animal neglect and abuse, unbeknownst by the adoring children who watch with awe. Circuses all over the world are inhumane in their treatment of animals, keeping wild animals in close confines, regularly abusing their animals, and withholding veterinary services when needed.

No thought to the experiences which they have endured, the pain and disrespect that have been subjected to. In one night, it would be impossible to ban all the worlds, circuses, zoos, dog and horse-tracks, and aquariums, but small attentions each day to eliminate the market for this brand of entertainment could end suffering across the nation, and hopefully spread across the globe. Behind each abuse, there is a use, whether entertainment, food, or "the greater good". Although animals in the entertainment industry are given little thought, they may not experience the worst scenario we've concocted for them. They might be saved from a life of needles, tubes, and mystery medicines.

Don’t believe all that you have heard, animals who are kept at the circus aren’t being treated properly. The employees’ aren’t giving them the care they deserve. They’re locked up in cages for the most part. It is cruel how they’re treated.

Elephants and other animals that circuses use to entertain us don’t stand on their heads, jump through hoops, or balance on pedestals because they want to. They perform these and other difficult tricks because they’re afraid of what will happen if they don’t. To force animals to perform, circus trainers abuse them with whips, electric prods, and other painful tools of the circus trade. Circuses get away easily with such routine cruelty because the government does not monitor training sessions and handlers are cautious when they’re in public.

For centuries, the circus has always been advertised as a fun-filled event for everyone to enjoy. Because of the silly, fun-filled antics displayed by every acrobat, clown, and animal, most visitors do not question the circus’s background or what happens when the Big Top closes. Only recently have the atrocities against animals come to light, and the truth is very depressing. The reality is that all animals in a circus environment are being forced to perform against their will out of fear: fear of being beaten, whipped, muzzled, or starved. Now that the truth is out, it is up to the public to do what is right and not support such a cruel institution.

Today I will inform you about how animals performing in circuses are confined and restrained, show abnormal behaviors, and are mistreated frequently.

They can not only injure patrons of the circus like in the case of Troy Ramsey who was attacked by an elephant named Kenya, but they can injure themselves. http://articles.latimes.com/1994-10-11/news/mn-49101_1_captive-elephant A circus zebra named Lima escaped from his confines and was chased for 40 minutes before being captured. He suffered serious injuries and had to be euthanized. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/03/lima-zebra-ringling-bros-circus-escape-euthanized.html Overall, there have been more and more cases of animals attacking patrons and staff. Supporters of the Animal Welfare Act believe that these animals are retaliating for abuse and

For years, animals have been a form of entertainment whether it has been in movies, shows, circuses, or for a romantic night out. Most families love this type of entertainment because it is kid friendly and believe it is cool to watch animals do all kinds of tricks. But do they ever wonder what really goes on behind closed doors? Entertainment animals have had to endure a lot of pain, depression, and torture in the process; aside from that not all of them have that “happy ending.”

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

The use for animal entertainment is cruel because they’re abused. According to The Last Chance for Animals Organization the weapons used in circus are bats, pitchforks etc. These are the things circus people use to show cruelty towards the animals. The article also states that, “these training practices generally will be hidden from public view”(Peta 1). This is saying what happens off stage are not shown on stage meaning, tortures towards animals. Physical tortures are hidden and now going into animals being sexually abused.

Even though circus protestors have been arounds for years, one event that was striking to everyone was, in 2009 whistleblower Sam Haddock was shared photos of how a baby elephant was trained with the circus. What these photos showed were acts of animal abuse; using sharp metal tools to get them to do poses and tying them up their limbs and trunks. In an article written by Compassion Works International it stats, “The circus lied to us form the time we were small, causing us to think that whipping tigers or making elephants stand on their heads is “normal”, when those activities are anything but normal” (Compassion Works International). Protestors do not understand why they think doing this to animals is okay, causing animals pain and discomfort is not a good thing. The audience does not see what it’s like behind the scenes, that is why there is protests going on across the world so that the world can get educated on what is really going on.

I went undercover inside the Carson & Barnes Circus, while a trainer was teaching his students their job and training 3 defenceless elephants. I documented and observed extreme animal abuse, including the elephants being beaten with baseball bats, pitchforks, shocked with electric prods; and hit on

Have you ever been to a circus and thought to yourself "Wow! I wonder how they get them to do all of those cool tricks." If you have you most likely haven't seen the many horrible ways that they tame and train the animals. I feel that wild animals shouldn't be tamed. Many people don't know what is done to get the animals to do such entertaining tricks and many would be against it if they did. One of the reasons is that animal taming is usually violent. This is because the animals aren't used to performing the acts that the trainers want them to do. The animals are whipped, stabbed, and all around abused while being trained. An example would be the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circuses. An organization called PETA