Circuses: "A Lifetime of Misery"

Published October 17, 2009 @ 10:07AM PT

Ringling, animal abuser extraordinaire, is in St. Louis this weekend. And as the abusers were setting up shop, Nicole Paquette, senior vice president and general counsel for Born Free USA, was publishing a smart, compelling article at Opposing Views about the problems inherent to exploiting elephants and other animals in circuses.

She describes, in detail, what is involved in circus "training," performing, and breeding and corrects misconceptions and counters circuses' lies about what they do, why, and what the results are. Circuses that use animals do not educate about animals, do not contribute to conservation, and do not prioritize the animals' well-being even remotely. They are cruel, they serve no legitimate purposes, and what they do teach is something we don't want our children to grow up believing.

Please check out the article: "It's Time to End the Use of Elephants in Circuses."

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Right on, Nicole.

Looking forward to hearing the judge's ruling in your lawsuit against Ringling, by the way. Thank you for fighting on behalf of these magnificent elephants.

Posted by Olivia White on 10/17/2009 @ 08:49PM PT
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I look forward to another victory on behalf of the innocents among us. Slwly but surely we are making progress

Posted by Steve Davis on 10/19/2009 @ 06:50PM PT
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Ringling is in my town this week, and I am just soooo disgusted! I wish they would just go out of business already!

My heart aches for those animals that are forced to perform in that horrible circus.

Go away Ringling, and NEVER come back again! Shame on you.

Posted by Kathy Jackson on 10/20/2009 @ 07:14AM PT
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My parents took me to once circus when I was about 4. I cried & cried & cried as the animals were paraded out. My parents were horrified at my response & took me out as quickly as they could. I've never been back and I will never go again.

Conservation!! HA!!

Posted by Lisa Smolen on 10/20/2009 @ 07:32AM PT
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Stephanie is an independent animal rights advocate, a vegan, a tree-hugging environmentalist, and a freelance editor and writer. She lives in St. Louis with an aging corgi-lab and an adolescent rescued pit bull.