Ringling Brothers Circus

reinvented the circus by exemplifying less traditional circus ideas. At this time competitors such as Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus, were continuing to use a more customary strategy by maintaining a red ocean strategic approach. Red ocean strategy is labelled by companies trying to outperform their rivals to grab a greater share of existing demand. Essentially as the market place becomes oversaturated, profits and growth ability reduce and competition rises. Ringling Brothers and Barnum

Ringling Brothers Circus's Treatment of Elephants Is Cruel Deborah Nelson is a journalist on the faculty of the University of Maryland. She is the author of The War Behind Me: Vietnam Veterans Confront the Truth About U.S. War Crimes. It was a drizzly winter day, and inside the Jacksonville Coliseum, Kenny, a three-year-old Asian elephant, was supposed to perform his usual adorable tricks in The Greatest Show on Earth: identifying the first letter of the alphabet by kicking a beach ball marked with

The circus is one of a classic image, elephants lumbering trunk to tail. But is this docility born of positive reinforcement, or the fear of being beaten? When the yearly circus comes to town, it has but one thing in mind, entertainment. Both the stunts of animals and humans alike are mesmerizing and capture the audience's attention. Spectator’s become amazed at the miraculous accomplishments of the animals, and they are willing to pay mass amounts of money to see wild animals outside of their natural

When the circus comes to town, children’s eyes boggle with amazement as excitement fills the air. Under the big top, the stunts of humans and animals alike mesmerize and capture the audience's attention. Spectators become astonished at the miraculous accomplishments of the animals, and they are willing to pay massive amounts of money to see exotic creatures outside of their natural habits. However, circuses are not what they seem.“It's a classic image: elephants lumbering trunk to tail. But is this

world to stop having animals in the circus. 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

It makes sense to give people a glimpse into the animal world once in awhile, maybe even in hope to slow down the risk of endangerment. What doesn’t make sense and is not in any way reasonable are the use of circus animals. The reason circus animals came to be is that zookeepers realized what a drive people have to see exotic animals. They realized how much money people would pay just to see an exotic animal in a cage, then imagined what they could earn by making them perform

allowed people to buy an up close encounter with the wild beasts of the world. Some have even trained these beasts to perform tricks for the pleasure of the audience. It is a common scene in the world today for families to spend the weekend at the circus or the zoo, peering in at the lives of the wild animals by whom people are so captivated. However, when adults plan a fun, family outing at these entertainment

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

Circus-goers may describe their experience of a day of family fun filled with entertainment, peanuts, and tricks. Besides the peanuts, circus animals do not have such a positive experience. Peanuts soon lose their appeal to animals after days, weeks, months, and years of being mistreated. Behind the big top, animals are beaten, shocked, caged, and poked. Animals are forced to endure such treatment simply for our entertainment. Humans gather round to watch as animals perform dangerous tricks, not

living and traveling conditions are not ideal; they should be living in the wild. The animals spend most of their time locked up in chains and separated from their families with no choice. Kenny, a three year old Asian Elephant died one night after the circus made him perform while sick. As a three year old, in the wild, he would just now be beginning to wean, which means to start eating other foods rather than the mother 's milk, not spending countless hours mastering tricks. Deborah Nelson quotes federal