Circuses: "A Lifetime of Misery"

by Stephanie Ernst · 2009-10-17 03:07:00 -0700
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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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Stephanie Ernst wrote the original Animal Rights blog at Change.org until December 2009. She can now be found at Animal Rights & AntiOppression.
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