It really doesn't matter to me, I haven't been to a circus in probably 35 years.
WHAT he said but PETA is scum and I cannot stand them in any way shape or form. A moronic PETA scumbag was braying about the Elephants in Cincinnati. What a frigging loser
Yes, PETA is scum.
And yes, it is good if they stopped using elephants. They are among the most intelligent animals on the planet and they should not be forced to perform for our entertainment. Even when I was a kid going to the circus something about the whole thing just didn't sit right with me.
WHAT he said but PETA is scum and I cannot stand them in any way shape or form. A moronic PETA scumbag was braying about the Elephants in Cincinnati. What a frigging loser
The whole circus should be shut down as it is a disgrace... seriously.
I disagree. I think the elephants are treated well. I agree they are intelligent.
They are not TD, not at all.
Exactly why my kids will never see a circus.
They are not TD, not at all.
even ones without animals?
Too poor to fly to Vegas for Cirque!
They came to Cincinnati and NKy
There are instances of elephants finally losing it and killing the "handler" and others. Elephants are NOT an animal suited for being isolated (they are herding animals) or trained to the level of freakish unnatural behavior in circus acts. This, combined with the necessity for brutality to break an elephant starting at youth is fully unacceptable.
It is not rare for a circus elephants and elephants used as working live stock to basically crack up and go on the rampage both to destroy humans as their tormentors and escape.
WARNING: THIS IS LIVE FOOTAGE GRAPHIC. I posted the link only for this reason. It shows a circus elephant attacking people and the elephant being gunned down while trying to flee.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4IH-EqoHws
Wrong again - Very, very rare in the US.
He was not talking about just the US. He was talking about in general.
I have see video of the Indian elephants rebelling - you treat any animal like **** and they will fight back.
Deservedly so. I am not a crazy PETA member, but people need to realize...
You can tell a lot about a society by how it treats its animals.
I actually adopted a bull shark. Wish I could afford the trip to go see her. but it is out of the question for now.