The Downfall of the Circus

The Downfall of the Circus

Many people enjoy going to the circus. We are led to believe that these animals are treated with love and respect. We are wrong. In many cases these circus animals are abused by their trainers. They are forced to learn and perform degrading tricks to please their owners. When the animals can not learn the trick the trainers often use whips, prods, bullhooks, and food deprivation to force these animals to perform. These animals are deprived of their natural habitats. In many cases they are stolen from their homes to live life chained in a cage. They are also denied the right to a normal way of life. Next time you go to the circus remember that these animals are wild, beautiful creatures that deserve to be free. Maybe it will make you think twice about going to the circus again.

An Elephants Life


Circuses: Three Rings of Abuse


CIRCUS
C - is for the cages where we rot our lives away;
I - is for the indignity we suffer every day;
R - is for the ring where we perform for human glee;
C - is for the cruelty the audience doesn't see;
U - is for the ugliness behind the flash and glitter;
S - is for our slavery, so brutal and so bitter.
Boycott the Circus
-Authour Unknown-

Circus Elephant Case Histories

  • Tyke - Rampaged during show, killed trainer, shot to death by police with 87 bullets
  • Teaha - Severely beaten and electrically shocked during training
  • Debbie - Rampaged causing 12 injuries, $20000 property damage: TB positive
  • Janet - Gunned down by police after rampaging with 5 children on her back
  • Tumai - Died after intentionally and repeatedly rammed with tractor during training
  • Queen - Mother killed during capture; beaten, whipped, starved; finally died in circus train
  • Mickey - Severely beaten during show, circus fined, trainer's license revoked
  • Stoney - Crippled by circus tricks, died after 11 immobilized, isolated months
  • Frieda - Multiple rampages; killed one circus visitor, injured another; TB positive
  • Billy - Treated for TB
  • Misty - Used for rides; killed keeper during attack by crushing his skull;treated for TB
  • Tess - Treated for TB
  • Maude - Treated for TB
  • Lottie - Treated for TB
  • Nicholas - Denied shipment to Puerto Rico due to TB health risk
  • Dumbo - Died from TB
  • Hattie - Died from TB while traveling with circus and giving rides to public
  • Mona - Treated for TB
  • Elaine - Pinned 8 children and their parents under a fence during show
  • Queenie - Treated for TB
  • Joyce - Died from advanced TB while traveling with circus and giving rides to public
  • Minnie - Treated for TB
  • Liz - Banned from Florida due to TB health risks
  • Irene - Broke from her trainer and injured two children riding on her back
  • Flora - Attacked and seriously injured woman while back stage for appearance
  • Delhi - Treated for TB
  • Annie - Violently beaten for training while chained and restrained with block-and-tackle
  • Ronnie - Treated for TB
  • Lota - Viciously beaten with metal hooks; banned from Florida due to TB health risk
  • Sue - child fell from her back during rampage, trainer seriously injured; TB positive
  • Kenya - Used for rides; visitor picked up, slammed to ground, and left permanently disabled.
  • Jackie - Treated for TB
  • Tommy - Could not be trained, secretly shot to death and buried by circus
  • King Tusk - Crippled by decades of being chained and performing circus tricks
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