nd behaviorally unnatural. Such performances do not teach audiences about how animals behave under normal circumstances. Instead, they are often portrayed as ferocious and stupid. The effect of cruel animal treatment in circuses is becoming more and more apparentIn 1994 the Fox Show Animals fighting back an African elephant killed her trainer and injured 13 people before being shot to death. A few years ago a Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey trainer was mauled by a tiger leaving him paralyzed for life. The tiger was shot to death. However this isnt the end. Those who out live their usefulness as performers are usually sold to smaller circuses, private managers, or game farms. The lucky ones are given to zoos. In the past circuses were a way of learning about exotic animal. Today we have TV, education, and travel, to give us access to the natural habitat of almost every animal. There is no reason for circuses to use animals any more. Circuses using snimals are finding it hard to find places to show because more people become aware of the cruelty involved in forcing animals to perform. Several countries have banned such circuses; among them are Sweden, India and Switzerland. England has banned such circuses on public land. You can help end the mistreatment of animals. By withdrawing your support. If circuses dont have any support they cannot continue. To conclude, Circus animal acts do not achieve any worthwhile goals in education, research, or conservation. They rely on a show of mans dominance over the animal and inevitably present a distorted view of wildlife. As Former Ringling Brothers Circus employee, Eugene Pigeon put it Animals in circuses are not happy, healthy pets treated with compassion and respect. They are wild animals, forced to live in cramped, crowed conditions, and are brutally trained to perform demeaning tricks, which has at times driven some to the point of insanity....
