Wild animals are supposed to be
in the wild, they are not meant to be living in a cage and performing tricks.
Circus animals are mistreated and are forced to perform dangerous tricks.
This bear is risking his life jumping through fire, while an audience watches.
This is so dangerous, how could anyone think this is entertainment?
Big cats, bears, and primates are forced to eat, sleep, urinate and defecate in the same cages when they are not performing. The circus also deprives them of their basic needs to excerise, roam, socialize, and play. These animals are hauled around the country 50 weeks a year, in all types of weather.
Laws protecting circus animals are poorly enforced. The Animal Welfare Act establishes only minimal guidelines and are often ignored. Animals performing in circuses should be banned. The Federal Government needs to pass a bill prohibiting animals from performing. This is the only way to stop this abuse. The law does not specifically talk about the welfare of animals in the entertainment industry. Instead, it mainly focusses on the regulation of farm and research animals. This is one of the reasons why animals are abused at circuses because the law is not specific enough.
This information was taken from (Circus.com 1):
There has been many bear attacks, including one that took place on March 18, 1997 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A bear with Tarzan Zerbini Circus performing for Shriners bit off the tip of a 2-year old child's finger. The child had to undergo surgery to repair her finger. There was no safety barriers around the bear cages, which caused the incident. Another accident happened on September 30, 1993 in Prophetstown, Illinois. A "trained circus" bear inflicted bite wounds to a man's arms and legs after the man tried to pet him through the cage. The bear was killed and was found later to be the same bear that mauled another person the year before.
Felines have also been known to escape, including one that took place on October 22, 2001 in Lyons Paris. A lion belonging to a circus used in a film escaped from the film set and was discovered near a children's home; the lion was shot and killed. Another serious incident took place on August 11, 2001 in Sydney Australia when a lion trainer was "thrown around like a rag doll," by two lions during a performance. The trainer was hospitalized for several days in serious condition with puncture wounds to his chest, back, arms, and buttocks. Emergency workers had to use fire hoses to push back the lions, so that the trainer could be rescued.
At the Shrine Circus on January 26, 2000 a 4,500-pound female African elephant named Kenya, attacked and killed a circus worked in Florida. The 18-year-old elephant knocked her to the ground and killed her.
Big cats, bears, and primates are forced to eat, sleep, urinate and defecate in the same cages when they are not performing. The circus also deprives them of their basic needs to excerise, roam, socialize, and play. These animals are hauled around the country 50 weeks a year, in all types of weather.
Laws protecting circus animals are poorly enforced. The Animal Welfare Act establishes only minimal guidelines and are often ignored. Animals performing in circuses should be banned. The Federal Government needs to pass a bill prohibiting animals from performing. This is the only way to stop this abuse. The law does not specifically talk about the welfare of animals in the entertainment industry. Instead, it mainly focusses on the regulation of farm and research animals. This is one of the reasons why animals are abused at circuses because the law is not specific enough.
This information was taken from (Circus.com 1):
There has been many bear attacks, including one that took place on March 18, 1997 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A bear with Tarzan Zerbini Circus performing for Shriners bit off the tip of a 2-year old child's finger. The child had to undergo surgery to repair her finger. There was no safety barriers around the bear cages, which caused the incident. Another accident happened on September 30, 1993 in Prophetstown, Illinois. A "trained circus" bear inflicted bite wounds to a man's arms and legs after the man tried to pet him through the cage. The bear was killed and was found later to be the same bear that mauled another person the year before.
Felines have also been known to escape, including one that took place on October 22, 2001 in Lyons Paris. A lion belonging to a circus used in a film escaped from the film set and was discovered near a children's home; the lion was shot and killed. Another serious incident took place on August 11, 2001 in Sydney Australia when a lion trainer was "thrown around like a rag doll," by two lions during a performance. The trainer was hospitalized for several days in serious condition with puncture wounds to his chest, back, arms, and buttocks. Emergency workers had to use fire hoses to push back the lions, so that the trainer could be rescued.
At the Shrine Circus on January 26, 2000 a 4,500-pound female African elephant named Kenya, attacked and killed a circus worked in Florida. The 18-year-old elephant knocked her to the ground and killed her.