Circus Animal Abuse Essay

The Effects On Circus Animal Abuse

Imagine you are in a dark room and you haven’t eaten in days. You have bloody marks on your back from deadly weapons. This is how some animals live their life. Approximately 1.6 billion animals die each year. Circus animal abuse is a problem that people should be aware of because the animals are harmed, the animals are not taken care of, and they have a higher chance of developing health problems. We can solve this problem by making people more aware of this abuse by signing petitions, creating signs, and educating young ones.

Before you think about going to the circus, consider what the animals in the circus have to go through in order to entertain you. For example, circus trainers use sharp metal hooks called bullhooks to hit animals. “The elephant learns that compliance with commands adverts a painful stab or strike.” (Rockwell 7). You may not even know that circus animals are chained up for hours and the trainer’s burn the front paws of bears to get them to walk on their hind legs. “PETA claims that trainers use whips, bullhooks, and other painful tools to force animals to perform such tricks as riding bicycles, balancing on balls,

The animals are locked in cages and are not free to roam as they would in the wild. “Whether it’s lack of space and exercise, or lack of social contact, all factors combined show it’s a poor quality of life compared with the wild…” (Call for wild animals to be banned from the circus 3). Due to the lack of exercise and being caged all day the animal aggression is higher than if they were in their natural habitat. An example of this would be Kenny the elephant. “The elephant crew gave Kenny rehydration fluids and shackled him in his stall. Less than two hours later, a night attendant discovered his bloodied body on the concrete floor.” (Nelson