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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

If you and your kids love animals, you shouldn't be supporting the circus

When humans are cruel to each other you figure, well, that person might have done something to deserve it but, there is never any excuse to be cruel to animals. That's why I don't visit zoo's much, and I abhor the circus, mostly for the clowns but, the animals can't be happy either. And here's why.....

The world-famous Ringling Bros. circus faces fresh accusations of animal abuse today after undercover videos show handlers beating elephants before they enter the ring.

The tape, made by a man who posed as a stagehand for six months, is likely to stir outrage and give animal rights activists new ammunition in their campaign against the circus that bills itself "The Greatest Show on Earth."

The animals are seen herded together, wearing headdresses, while trainers stand around, appearing to randomly whip them with bull hooks across the head, legs and body.

Loud cracking noises can be heard.

In one scene, a handler curses an elephant, saying, "F--- you, fat ass" before using his whip to nonchalantly strike its trunk.

The elephants are led with a bull hook - a long pole with a metal point at the end - used to pull them by the trunk.


I wouldn't give a rat's ass if they shut down Ringling Bros. completely. And all you hypocritical parents who drive stupid hybrids in order to save the polar bears and then take your dumb, animal-loving kids to the circus to see the lion tamer, and the elephant parade, and the ridiculous trained monkeys deserve to be traumatized when one of these animals mauls, attacks, and crushes, then eats it's handlers, right in front of you.

I'd like to see more of this sort of thing happen to circus handlers.....


4 comments:

Joe Camel said...

Ed it is not like you to beat around the bush. Please tell us how you really feel.

ed said...

I am not a big fan of PETA but, when it comes to institutional cruelty to animals in slaughter houses, zoos, and circuses, I am on their side.

Anonymous said...

That's horrible!

I really would never go there, they're evil. I'm sure that when an elephant attacks a human, he has a good reason!

Christine Wickham said...

Just stumbled on this blog and absolutely LOVE this entry. Here, I was afraid I was the only abrasive person in the world with a passionate hate for the circus.