Monday, March 24, 2008

Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey = Animal Cruelty

Someone should tell Ringling Bros that false advertising is illegal. Their slogan is "The Greatest Show on Earth." Uh...No. There were acrobats, contortionists, clowns, dancers, and animals performing tricks, but it was nothing spectacular. I feel bad for parents who had to take their kids to the 2 1/2 hour show.




Horses running around in circles.


There were seven motorcyclists riding fast around in circles inside the ball. It was amazing that they didn't collide into each other.


Tigers! They looked so uncomfortable on tiny the seats. I felt bad for them when the trainer whipped them with his stick.


Tigers don't do this in the wild. That's just not right.


I learned something new--elephants have two nipples like humans!


The elephants were tired so they decided to sit on each other. When they made their exit, they were skipping to the music. It was the cutest thing I've ever seen.

As much as I enjoyed watching tigers stand on their back legs and elephants skip, I felt bad for them because they're not in a natural environment where they can have space to move around. They're such beautiful creatures...they shouldn't have to be forced to do stupid tricks.

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