nope!
animals in circus's... me no likeee
i may have more to say later... though I doubt it'll make any sense
lp
I personaly dont like to see performing animals in a circus and wouldnt take my children,because i belive the constant changes in enviroment and traveling cant be good for them. Im not against animals being trained if it is done in a way that is fun for the animals and in a kind not cruel way. I also have no issue with watching animals perform if the training is as above and it is evident they are enjoying their performance.
Dont think im making much sense,the colds setting in and my brain is going in to hibernation.
Nicky
and the government are said to be introducing an almost total ban in the next Animal Welfare Bill.
the goverment, never belive a thing they say!!!!
coming from someone who loved the circus as a kid i took my son to a one with animals in and he loved it but tbh we have been to some recently (no animals think electric was in the name was all lazers and strobes etc) and they are much more modern and prob kids can relate to the more modern and animal kinder ones than the traditional circus
dont like animals in circus's, actually dont like circus's. i hate clowns, very scary lol
slightly off topic, but what about all these little kids that are now being trained to preform in the acrobat circus's, watched a programe and its horrible the way they are treated. I know it may be a route out to the poverty they may otherwise experience has been a argument, but its exploitation, which isnt right be it animals or humans
dark, why not let your daughter go along to the afternoon see teh animals thing some of these places do, once she see's how they travel and live she may be a future supporter against circus's, maybe 7 is to young??? i dunno
xx fem xxx
Mmmm (thoughtful pondering type sound)
Ok, circuses with performing animal – nope dead against it, I don’t like it all. There is nothing in it for the animals at all.
Dark,
For me, I quite agree with your stance and it seems that all has worked out well in the Dark household.
Now my quandary is that I took my kids to Sea World Florida recently and had no qualms I doing so. So in very basic terms what is the difference?
Quite honestly, would I go back to Sea World – absolutely I would. Would I go and see Shamu do his stuff? Damn right.
I am off to ponder that now and may come back later, cos right now I feel a bit of a hypocrite.
On principle I disagree with circus animal acts, however if you ban animal acts do you also ban animal actors, animals trained to perform tricks/stunts for TV and film, do you ban working animals, ever seen a police dog jumping through fiery hoops etc. if it’s ok to train a dog or horse to do a thing is it or ok to train another animal to do the same kind of thing. It’s a can of worms this one for sure.
Oh and I’m with Fem on the clown issue, unnatural freakish bastards the lot of em. :eeek:
I would never go to a show that had 'performing' animals. Just like I don't go to zoo's.
In fact, anything like that really upsets me!
I went to a sealife centre in the Dominican Republic year before last and I went swimming with dolphins. It was truly an amazing experience. We went to watch the sea lion show and I took my goddaughter to watch... it made me cry. Something emotional just crept up on me and I'm not really sure where it came from. They were so clever and it just seemed so sad to me. They were obviously well looked after and clearly having fun but it just upset me.
I guess that's the same thing as a circus or a zoo. I'm sure the animals are well looked after but in an ideal world I'd like all animals to be in the wild where they belong.
I once had a friend in a circus who was the grandaughter of the owner .Iused to see her once a year and she used to take me around to see all the animals . They were beautifully looked after and loved so Ican't see any problem.
I stopped the kids from going to a circus on holiday last year. They didn't really understand my point when we had ourselves taken them to the zoo previously.
So I took the kids round the back of the circus and showed them how the animals travel.
They worked out why I'd said no themselves :thumbup:
p.s. yes I am aware all circus animals travel in different ways and not all are the same but some are horrendous
Im not a lover of the circus.... for all sorts of reasons. Ive only been to one when i was a kid that had an animal in it... think that was horses. I know the majority that visit where I live dont have animals performing anymore, which is a good thing.
I used to live on a Zoo estate once though.....best years of my life!
xanaisx
I would go if the animals ate the performers.
we modify animal behaviour all the time, how many of us think it`s cute when a (pet) dog gives you his paw, or a jerbil runs on his treadmill?.the question is how they are trained and treated. i dont think any of these (wild) animals have ever been wild,and their wild cousins are being culled in family groups or subject to persecution from poeple who have to make a living from the land these animals want to live bottom line is in the way we treat these animals,whether they are wild(which is a tough life generally)or whether we are the custodians of their welfare.i write this as a real animal lover and a lover of open spaces and wilderness
I used to get dragged to the Circus as a child - hated it bored me rigid thought it was all very tawdry. When they used to be aired on telly at Christmas i.e. Billy Smarts or Chipperfields circuses they were literally the dogs b****x. The reality of provincial Circuses was quite different they were IMHO total trash i hated every living breathing minute as a kid. Thats my feelings witout the animal stuff! Remember having hamburgers which came out of tins from Circuses too. see even more cheap tatty stuff!! - Oh the memery bleeuurrgghh!!
we taught our kids why we dont take them. If she wants to see animals take her to a safari park if you have any near you that is.
) I managed to shout louder and explain that I feel its cruel.....
I've worked with horses most of my life and it always makes me chuckle to see the spoiled brats which most purebreds are. 
And the apple doesn't fall far from the tree does it? (As my sons keep reminding me whenever they do summat obnoxious!)
