No circus for elephants. (Animal Rights).Last month, officials at Ringling Brothers Ringling Brothers Family of U.S. circus owners. After five of the seven brothers formed a song-and-dance troupe (1882), they began to add circus acts to their show. In 1884 they organized their first small circus in their hometown, Baraboo, Wis. and Barnum & Bailey Circus faced some uncomfortable questions. For the first time in the renowned circus's 132-year history, a Ringling Brothers trainer went on trial for allegedly abusing an animal. The trainer, Mark Oliver Mark Oliver is a voice actor who who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has played several roles in anime, most notably Rau Le Creuset in Gundam SEED. Gebel, was accused of puncturing an elephant's leg with a three-foot-long hook. Circus officials downplayed the charges, brought by the Humane Society of Santa Clara Valley
The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. , California. One defense lawyer said the cut was no worse than a "pinprick pinprick Neurology A sharply focused stimulation of the skin, often by a needle, used to evaluate the sense of touch " for an 8,000-pound elephant. But the trial brought national attention to an ongoing debate among circus officials and animal-rights activists. The activists say that circus animals live a dismal life of confinement and violent training. Many people agree that there is room for improvement in the treatment of circus animals. But some studies have found that animals in captivity actually live longer than those in the wild. What do you think? Do elephants and other wild animals WILD ANIMALS. Animals in a state of nature; animals ferae naturae. Vide Animals; Ferae naturae. belong in the circus? |
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