Ringling Brothers Circus's Treatment Of Elephants Is Cruel

Many animals in entertainment often get abused for the slightest mistakes, they get abuse from slashing to even being killed Circus animals are shocked, slashed with sharp hooks, whipped, beaten with clubs and even starved.

The sport of Rodeo has been a tradition in the United States since the cowboys of the American West began pushing herds of cattle across this country. Often, there was very little to do besides hard work with the cattle and horses, so the cowhands would often get together and compete with each other in the skills that they practiced every day on their jobs in order to relieve boredom. The first competitions in rodeo consisted mainly of riding bucking horses and roping steers, cows and calves, because this was what their work consisted of. Each ranch would send their best cowboys they had. The cowboys were competing only for the honor of their ranches they worked for, and their bosses who owned those

Throughout the years, we have been made to believe that wildlife in the entertainment industry is captivating. Even though these animals may seem to be happy and healthy, the truth is the majority of these animals suffer a great amount of abuse. SeaWorld and the Circus have made a name for themselves, by claiming that he/she provides a safe a friendly environment. However, what is not shown during these performance acts is the abuse these animals suffer, or the amount of stress and anxiety the animals are under. Wildlife in captivity for exotic animals can cause a serious amount of stress along with abuse, anxiety which can lead to a fatal result for the animals and the people who take care of them.

As claimed in the LCA article, ”Animals in zoos are forced to live in artificial, stressful, and downright boring conditions”(User, Super). Evidence shows time to time that animals are being affected by zoos. There are many things hidden behind the facilities, that many people do not know about. The animals are being held in conditions that no animal should ever live in. Even though some zoos do focus on helping the animals, they are not as beneficial to the animal because they are not provided with the proper care and attention they need and zoos do not try to fix their problems.

In the book, The Giver by Lois Lowry, elephants are considered imaginary creatures. The main character’s younger sister has a toy elephant that she finds hard to believe was once modeled after a living animal. Since they live in a Dystopian future, they do not live with any animals. Most of the residents have never even seen a live animal. The fantasy idea of elephants going extinct is closer than you might think. This Dystopian future is a perfect example of why elephants need to be protected. Elephant poaching has become a major issue. A factor contributing to elephant extinction is the selling of ivory. Should there be a ban on all domestic sale, import, and export of elephant ivory? There are many different claims and counterclaims on

In 2010, investigators went into a zoo and filmed sick animals that were just left on the floor to rot at the Tweddle Farm Zoo. When they were all done they had to take sick rabbits to the vet to have their infection cared for. Along with their discovery of this zoo they found a monkey who was fed

Research Lab Lets Livestock Suffer in Quest for Profit” writer Michael Moss clearly states that the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (MARC), which is financed by our own American taxpayers, has one major goal—namely, to gain profit for meat producing companies in a time of dietary alteration (Moss). He further explains that even though this company is providing great benefits for our market, the animals are paying a greater cost. Many professionals are involved in these inhumane experiments, whether they agree or disagree, such as James Keen, a scientist and veterinarian who worked for the center for 24 years; “They pay tons of attention to increasing animal production, and just a pebble-sized concern to animal welfare” (Moss). Dr. Keen their employee of many years clearly admits to the mistreatment of animals (Moss). He continues: “And it probably looks fine to them because they’re not thinking about it, and they’re not being held accountable” (Moss). Although Dr. James Keen may seem trivial, he’s objection is in fact crucial in terms of today’s concern over the laws under the Animal Welfare Act being applied and shared equally for the humane treatment of

In the article entitled, “No Ethical Way to Keep Elephants in Captivity” by Ed Stewart, the reader is introduced to a progressive issue or concern that has been debated about for decades. This issue involves whether it is ethical or not to keep elephants in captivity. Mr. Stewart is very clear and concise on what his thoughts are on this issue as he describes the cruel nature and hazardous conditions that many elephants in captivity experience such as: “deadly foot disease and arthritis, infertility, obesity, and abnormal repetitive behaviors such as swaying and head bobbing” (Stewart, 2013). Mr. Stewart, who is the founder of PAWS which stands for “Performing Animal Welfare Society” goes into immense detail about his position against

Imagine being drugged, taken to an unknown place, and being tortured to do actions foreign to your natural behaviour, but knowing it would be much worse if you disobey. That is the life of animals used for entertainment every day. Animals have been used as a means for entertainment for centuries now, not treated with the respect they deserve. The utilization of animals for entertainment may help attract people to learning more about a certain animal, however, manipulating animals for entertainment violates the animal’s rights and freedoms, and, more often than not, animals utilized for entertainment live in detrimental environments, despite people’s endeavors to end it.

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

The act showed us all the worst of humanity, some thing animal lovers have seen all too often when day after day another horrid poacjhing story unfolds.

Despite passing U.S. Department of Agriculture inspections, the organization failed to follow federal legislation forbidding sick animals from entering a processing plant’s food supply chain as well as multiple other violations for the inhumane treatment of its livestock (p. 56). The outside pressure (p. 51) from supervisors to meet the quota of 500 processed cows per day in order to maintain the organization’s high profit earnings as well as the lack of an organizational control system (p. 53) in which employees could report the unethical behavior of others exacerbated this situation. Employees, spurred by the need to meet this quota, overrode their individual ethics (p. 51) and behaved in an unethical

The article,“Elephants can lend a helping trunk”, and the video,”Elephants show cooperation,’’ Both showcase elephants working together to complete a task. The article describes how the task is done, and the video visually demonstrates the task. The video and article have both similarities and differences.

The effect of cruel animal treatment in circuses is becoming more and more apparentIn 1994 the Fox Show Animals fighting back an African elephant killed her trainer and injured 13 people before being shot to death. A few years ago a Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey trainer was mauled by a tiger leaving him paralyzed for life. The tiger was shot to death.

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