Should Circuses Be Allowed to Have Animals?
Should Circuses be Allowed to have Animals?
Animals have been part of the circus since Roman times, but should they really be there? Should innocent animals be mistreated so they can ‘perform’ and entertain the public? I believe it’s cruel and animals should be banned from circuses.
If you knew how the animals were really treated ‘behind the scenes’ you probably wouldn’t want to go to a circus again. Whilst the animals are being trained, their trainers use bull hooks and electric rods to make them do the tricks right. They are made to perform things that don’t come naturally to them. Since 1990, 70 big cats, 26 bears and 450 primates in the circus have been killed by various accidents, heat stroke, diseases, dehydration or have escaped and had to be gunned down. It’s not fair that they are being killed and it isn’t even their fault that they’re in the circus. Whilst travelling they are kept in cages that are too small for them, and circuses are on the move a lot and for long journeys. This means the animals have to suffer being crammed into a tiny cage for long periods of time. The younger animals are usually separated from their mothers so they can start training earlier. Also there are hardly any vets for the animals as the circus is moving around so much, which means if the animals are ill they cannot be treated.
If one of the animals escaped during a show there would be absolute mayhem. In the US 1 elephant trainer will die a year in an animal attack. It’s not only dangerous for the trainer, its also dangerous for the public. One of the animals could easily get scared and run into the audience. On average fully grown elephants can weigh around 4000kg, imagine something that heavy running straight into an audience which will include young children? No one would stand a chance. Since 1990 at least 116 people have been killed and many injured by various animal attacks or animals escaped. In a survey of 1000 people, 80% of people don’t want animals in the
Animals have been part of the circus since Roman times, but should they really be there? Should innocent animals be mistreated so they can ‘perform’ and entertain the public? I believe it’s cruel and animals should be banned from circuses.
If you knew how the animals were really treated ‘behind the scenes’ you probably wouldn’t want to go to a circus again. Whilst the animals are being trained, their trainers use bull hooks and electric rods to make them do the tricks right. They are made to perform things that don’t come naturally to them. Since 1990, 70 big cats, 26 bears and 450 primates in the circus have been killed by various accidents, heat stroke, diseases, dehydration or have escaped and had to be gunned down. It’s not fair that they are being killed and it isn’t even their fault that they’re in the circus. Whilst travelling they are kept in cages that are too small for them, and circuses are on the move a lot and for long journeys. This means the animals have to suffer being crammed into a tiny cage for long periods of time. The younger animals are usually separated from their mothers so they can start training earlier. Also there are hardly any vets for the animals as the circus is moving around so much, which means if the animals are ill they cannot be treated.
If one of the animals escaped during a show there would be absolute mayhem. In the US 1 elephant trainer will die a year in an animal attack. It’s not only dangerous for the trainer, its also dangerous for the public. One of the animals could easily get scared and run into the audience. On average fully grown elephants can weigh around 4000kg, imagine something that heavy running straight into an audience which will include young children? No one would stand a chance. Since 1990 at least 116 people have been killed and many injured by various animal attacks or animals escaped. In a survey of 1000 people, 80% of people don’t want animals in the