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Topic: Circus Animals

	Circus Myths
		Animals who aren't obedient or who have grown too old to perform may be sold or given to zoos, roadside attractions, research laboratories, or private individuals—options unlikely to improve their quality of life.
		Circus animals spend much of their lives in small, often dirty cages, barely able to turn around.
		Circus animals often are shipped in trucks and railway cars without heat or air conditioning and often are deprived of food and water for extended periods.
	www.hsus.org /wildlife/issues_facing_wildlife/circuses/circus_myths.html (571 words)

	Britain to ban some wild circus animals - Boston.com
		Animals in permanent circus venues, zoo performances and in the "audio visual" industry would be exempt, Environment Minister Ben Bradshaw said in a written statement to the House of Commons.
		Animal rights groups hailed the proposal as a positive step and urged lawmakers to quickly pass the bill so it could be implemented by the fall.
		They urged the government to extend the proposed ban to all wild circus animals, but believed that only bears, elephants and big cats would be shoe-ins as species covered under the ban.
	www.boston.com /ae/theater_arts/articles/2006/03/08/britain_to_ban_some_wild_circus_animals (248 words)

	Zoocheck Canada Inc. - Programs & Projects - Moscow Circus report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The circus management felt their use of animals was misunderstood by the animal welfare community, and invited WSPA to inspect their premises and report on their findings.
		The disposal or 'retirement' of animals is also a concern as it is the nature of the circus to have a continuity of animals, not only creating a demand for the young animals but a surplus of the older ones.
		The only difference between 'retired' animals and those still at the circus is they no longer have to perform once or twice a day, but will instead remain incarcerated within the confines of their wagon with absolutely no means of exercise or stimulation.
	www.zoocheck.com /programs/entertain/Moscow/Moscowreport.shtml (7457 words)

	Animal circuses, animal suffering
		In this circus factsheet we look at transport and life on the road, training, the performances themselves, escapes, how it is legal for a circus to beat an elephant with an iron bar.
		The 'father of the modern circus', is considered to be English born Phillip Astley who demonstrated equestrian and acrobatic skills in a ringed enclosure in London in the 18th century.
		And, although the circus industry claims that wild animals have always been an integral part of the show, the first elephant was not seen in a circus until the 19th century.
	www.captiveanimals.org /circuses/circus.htm (2277 words)

	Circus Animals - and their suffering
		An RSPCA (UK) survey revealed that circus elephants spend 60 percent of their time hobbled, with one front and one back leg on a short chain; that lions and tigers are shut in their cages over 90 percent of the time with only half a cubic metre of space per animal.
		Circus animals, besides being denied their freedom, are often denied the company of others of their kind.
		In the "dangerous animal" acts there is spectator identification with the tiger and lion "tamers", the elephant and bear trainers, who appear to have mastered the animals, but who just might fatally lose control.
	www.animalliberationqld.org.au /Circuses.htm (2063 words)

	Circus Animals
		It is also the biggest animal in the circus.
		Most animals used to perform in the __________ are found in the wild.
		Animals in the circus are taken out of their natural ____________.
	school.discovery.com /quizzes18/mbecan/CircusAnimals.html (223 words)

	CAMPAIGNS \| LCA - Last Chance for Animals
		Many circus animals are leased seasonably from dealers; they thus go from one circus to another, providing little incentive for circus owners to keep them healthy.
		Finally, circus animals are sometimes deprived of food and water to induce them to perform, as well as to prevent untimely defecation while they are in public view.
		The climates circus animals encounter during their exhaustive travels are often very different than that of their natural habitats.
	www.lcanimal.org /cmpgn/cmpgn_001.htm (1013 words)

	Denver Poised to Take the Initiative and Ban Circus Animals
		One of the worst occurred in 1994 at a Circus International show in Hawaii, when an African elephant named Tyke crushed her trainer to death, injured 12 spectators, ran loose in the streets for 30 minutes, and was shot repeatedly by police until she died.
		The circus industry is beginning to feel the pinch in the pocketbook, and has cranked up the PR machinery to fight these local battles.
		Circus animals are a commodity; they are traded, sold, and rented within a network of circuses and animal dealers each season.
	www.hsus.org /wildlife/wildlife_news/denver_poised_to_take_the_initiative_and_ban_circus_animals.html (1693 words)

	Circus Animals
		A journalist travelling with the Ringling Brothers’ Circus in America reported that a trainer’s club could be heard, as well as a chimpanzee’s screams, from outside the arena.
		In a circus, a tiger cage may be kept next to a cage with small dogs.
		Taking advantage of animals and using them for our own entertainment is generally degrading to the animal kingdom, leading to an increase in animal abuse in general.
	www.angelfire.com /in/animals/circus.html (497 words)

	Animal Defense League: Circus Campaign
		Circus Vargas has been out of compliance with government regulations pertaining to humane animal care at least 40 times over the past five years.
		Animals in circuses perform from fear of punishment, which is why whips and/or bullhooks are used as "reminders" during certain performances.
		Circus animals perform from fear of punishment which is why whips and bullhooks are used as reminders during certain performances.
	www.animaldefense.com /Circus.html (988 words)

	IDA Campaigns, Circuses
		Animals in circuses do not provide a realistic educational tool for children because the animals are forced to perform tricks that are not normal to them.
		Animals in circuses are threat to public safety; wild animals on city streets give communities reason to be concerned.
		Although some animals are accustomed to the heat, they are not used to walking on hot pavement or to not having access to water, trees or mud holes.
	www.idausa.org /campaigns/circuses/circus.html (851 words)

	Circus World Museum
		Circus World Museum's 2006 performance season has come to an end, but the museum's off-season offerings still give circus fans a treasure trove of American circus history to enjoy all year round.
		Circus World's Irvin Feld Exhibit Hall and Visitor Center, W.W. Deppe Wagon Pavilion and C.P. Fox Wagon Restoration Center house exhibits that include the world's largest collection of one-of-a-kind antique circus wagons, rare circus posters and graphics, and displays that tell the story of the Ringling brothers and the circus that made them famous.
		Most of the buildings that comprise historic Ringlingville, the National Historic Landmark where the Ringlings housed their circus from 1884 until 1918, are also open for self-guided tours.
	www.wisconsinhistory.org /circusworld (160 words)

	Amazing Animals
		Animals are an essential part of the circus tradition at Ringling Bros., so we're committed to the absolute highest standards of care for our animal performers.
		Our animal care staff are experts who devote their lives to working with and caring for animals 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
		This interaction builds a rapport between animals and handlers based on trust, respect and affection.
	www.ringling.com /animals (237 words)

	Unavoidable welfare problems with circus animals
		Circus animals are often put on transport and it’s not known whether they get used to it.
		Training isn’t necessarily cruel as long as long as animals are used that enjoy learning to perform and this is done by means of reward and as long as the tricks do not cause them stress.
		The animals are then kept in a small enclosure so the climatic-conditions can be controlled or they are kept outside where the climatic-conditions can not be controlled (freedom 2 and 4).
	www.animalfreedom.org /english/information/circus_animals.html (849 words)

	BCSPCA-Circus Policy Statements
		The BC SPCA also insists that performing animals must be maintained and transported in a way that is appropriate to their species, and in sufficient space to provide adequate shelter, comfort, safety and appropriate food and fresh water.
		CFHS believes in particular that animals performing or on display in a travelling environment will be deprived of a normal existence and may lack proper attention to their physical, social and psychological needs.
		WSPA opposes the use of animals in sport or for entertainment when such use is contrary to the animals' nature, or may involve suffering or adversely affect the animals' welfare.
	www.spca.bc.ca /animalissues/circuspolicies.asp (385 words)

	CNN.com - Big tops protest animal ban plan in Berlin - Nov. 12, 2003
		A procession of circus trucks snaked through the streets of Berlin on Wednesday in protest against plans to ban wild animals from their shows.
		Around 140 circus trucks, with animal handlers on board, crawled around the capital bearing banners reading "A circus without animals is not a circus" and "50,000 jobs under threat" and sounding their horns.
		Animal welfare campaigners across Europe want to close down circuses for what they say is cruelty to elephants, bears, chimpanzees and other wild animals.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/11/12/offbeat.germany.circus.reut (282 words)

	Animal Planet :: News :: Boycott on Circus Animals?
		March 31, 2006 — An international animal protection group on Wednesday called on governments to stop the use of wild animals in circus entertainment, arguing that animals tortured into performing tricks can be a threat to themselves and to audiences.
		Several animals in the video were seen performing repetitive movements even when back in their cages, a sign which Animal Defenders International calls "circus madness."
		Launching a campaign that has already begun in Britain, Ireland, Norway, Portugal and the United States, Phillips said the goal of Animal Defenders International, which numbers 35,000 members worldwide, is to limit the activities of circus operatives that ship up to 200 animals from Italy to Greece every year.
	animal.discovery.com /news/afp/20060327/circusanimals.html (425 words)

	Amazing Animals: Get The Answers
		A: Because animals are an integral part of what we present to our audiences, Ringling Bros. provides the highest standards of care to our animal performers 365 days a year.
		Circus elephants generally live 62 to 70 years, which is even longer than zoo elephants.
		There are many federal animal welfare statutes and state and local animal cruelty laws in place to protect performing animals and prosecute those who neglect or mistreat them.
	www.ringling.com /animals/answer.aspx (969 words)

	Cruelty of Captivity @ JodysJungle.com, Animals in Confinement, Circus Animals, Zoos, As Entertainment, Exploitation Of (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Animal rights activists say that many of these circus stars are subjected to beatings, whippings, electrical charges and starvation, and are often drugged.
		The circus was aware of this kangaroo’s delicate condition yet continued to use him in performances in which he was harassed into defending himself in a boxing routine and subjected him to the rigors of travel and constant confinement.
		Acting on DNA evidence that proves that the circus presented false documentation to the agency regarding the identity of at least one of the bears, the Fish and Wildlife Service seized Alaska and flew her to the Baltimore Zoo.
	members.tripod.com /~animom/circus.html (4380 words)

	Circus News - New Supplier/Mediator Of Elephants And Other Exotic Species.
		Contrary to the belief of most “bunny hugger” animal rights protest organizations, some circus animal owners do care very much for their animals, more often than not it is often found that employees of circus animal owners or circus organizations are the ones who mistreat the animals they have been hired to work with.
		You may argue that circus organizations and owners should investigate deeper into the history of their employees, but then again an employer can only make a decision as to whether he or she should recruit a potential employee based on the information which that potential employee submits to his or her employer.
		I am not just talking about “one-off’s”, I am talking about compatible breeding animals that are so content in their environments, thanks to the improvements made by staff at the facilities, that they are breeding like nobody’s business.
	www.circusnews.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2083 (1284 words)

	Circus Animals
		Animal rights groups that say how much happier animals are in the wild are not dealing with reality.
		All our animals are in full view of the public each day, all day, we hide nothing.
		Our challenge to animal rights groups is to do something pro-active to allow animals to survive rather than simply criticize others.
	www.cambriasbest.com /circus/circus_animals.htm (441 words)

	Get The Facts - Circus Gatti Fact Sheet
		Circus Gatti has failed to meet minimal federal standards for the care of animals used in exhibition as established in the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).
		The USDA cited Circus Gatti for failure to maintain the structural strength of the elephant barn floor.
		The USDA cited Circus Gatti for failure to maintain the elephant barn.
	www.api4animals.org /facts?p=423&more=1 (396 words)

	BCSPCA-Circus Campaign Letters
		Changes need to be made to municipal bylaws to ensure the abuse of performing animals stops and public safety is upheld.
		circus animals which are not confined to cages may often be chained or tethered up to 90% of the time
		As a municipal tax paying citizen, I will be considering your position on protecting animals in performing acts when deciding how to vote in the next city council election.
	www.spca.bc.ca /animalissues/circusletter.asp (395 words)

	Circus Animals
		Veterinarians qualified to treat exotic animals are not always present and circus animals frequently suffer inadequate veterinary care.
		Some animals are drugged to make them manageable and some have their teeth removed.
		Urge local animal control and the humane society to carefully monitor the care and treatment of animals when a circus with animals comes to your area.
	www.starbreezes.com /11/circusabuse.html (670 words)

	ASPCA: Fight Cruelty: Circus Cruelty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		And today, as back then, whenever the circus comes to New York City, ASPCA humane law enforcement agents are on hand to inspect the conditions under which the animals are kept.
		By the 1950s, circus folk were just beginning to consider animals' psychological and physical needs, but in the early days of the ASPCA, handlers unilaterally relied on intimidation, fear and no less than torture to manipulate their charges both under the big top and behind the scenes.
		Housing conditions were deplorable, too, and Barnum's menagerie of wild animals had succumbed to flames three times before the showman finally followed Bergh's suggestions to expand and strengthen the cages, limit the use of flammable straw bedding, and outfit Madison Square Garden with every fire-proofing device of the day.
	www.aspca.org /site/PageServer?pagename=cruelty_circuses (573 words)

	komo news \| Circus Brings Animals, Protesters
		Animal rights activists say the animals in the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus are suffering as they perform under the big top.
		They claim the circus life is both inhumane and outdated, but the animal care specialist for the circus bristles at those accusations.
		As for the thousands of people who came to see the circus, many told KOMO 4 News they were glad the protestors came out to spread their message.
	www.komotv.com /stories/33096.htm (573 words)

	Circus Watch
		To force animals to perform stressful and frightening acts, trainers use whips, electric prods, and sharp metal bullhooks that they jab into the sensitive skin out of sight behind an elephant’s thighs, ears, and knees.
		In nature, animals are free to walk and run, choose lifetime companions, and raise their families.
		The circus forces animals to perform demeaning tricks night after night for 48 to 50 weeks every year.
	www.circuswatch.com (352 words)

	PAWS: Outreach
		Like exotic animals purchased as pets and laboratory animals, performing animals that become too old, sick, or uncontrollable may be sold to "game farms", where they are shot at close range as trophies.
		One circus traveling in Washington was cited by the USDA for failure to provide an emergency plan in case of an animal attack.
		When animal circuses do come to town, write letters to newspaper editors and to the sponsors and tell them circuses don't need to feature wild animals to be entertaining.
	www.paws.org /outreach/campaigns/circus.php (1160 words)

	Will the Government sell out circus animals?
		New government regulations on animal use in circuses will be included in a new Animal Welfare Bill, details of which will be on our site when they are available.
		The animal circus industry is attempting to fight off their decline and the threat to ban this outdated cruelty.
		In October the Captive Animals' Protection Society and Animal Defenders had a joint meeting with Elliot Morley to discuss the 'Standards For the Care and Welfare of circus animals on tour'.
	www.captiveanimals.org /circuses/govt.htm (482 words)

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