Monday, January 16, 2017

Blog 27 - Monday, January 16, 2017

It was announced this weekend, that after 146 years, the Ringling Bros. Circus will officially close!

Have you ever been to a circus show? What was your favourite act?

Do you feel the circus is closing due to animal rights concerns?

Explain.

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56 comments:

  1. I actually have never been to a circus before. I have seen pictures or videos or people talk about it but never a real circus. (with the clowns or whatever) Now that I think about it, if you count Cirque du Soleil hen yes, I have been to one. (I don<t know why I did not say that at the beginning. i go there every year actually and its super fun! The acts they have there are amazing. My favorite on is when they would swing up and then fall onto a big net. I do not know about the animal rights concerns because i have never seen animals in a circus.

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    1. Me neither I have never been to a circus! I heard that the acts are pretty cool!

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    2. Nahhh this circus was kinda meh also what does hen yes mean i have been to the ringling circus show

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    3. great blog i had never been to a circus before ever and i don't think they are adding animals so much these days in there spectaculars.

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  2. I went to see a circus show when I was three years old. My favourite act was when people did acrobatics on elephant's backs. I do believe that the circus is closing because of animal right concerns. There are very big concerns about animal abuse and extinction in some very important species over the next 15 years. It bothers me greatly to see any animal in harm, hence why I go to "Safari Zoo Camp" In the summer. It is an educational camp near Toronto where I have learnt about animals that are endangered and other things. I am almost scared for the fate of some animals as they may go extinct very soon. I believe this is the reason the Ringling Bros. circus is closing after 146 years.

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    1. Well written blog, it also bothers me to see animals in harm.

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    2. Awesome blog, I agree with you completely about animals in harm.

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    3. Amazing blog, what do you think is the animal that is abused or hurt the most? The elephant?

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    4. Elephants, poodles even lions and tigers are all equally abused for our entertainment. Mostly the elephant though.

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    5. Great blog, I agree that animals should definitely NOT be harmed.

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    6. I always knew that elephants were always in grave danger of extinction.

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  3. I used to go to the circus every year with my mom when I was younger. It was my sister and I’s favourite thing to do, and we would look forward going every year. My favourite act was always when a guy walked over a ladder wheel thing in the air. It would make me cringe so much because I am scared of heights, like my mom. I definitely think this circus is closing because of animal right concerns, and I think both that the animals are safe, and not being harmed, but also are being kept away from their natural habitats and families. In the end, I think it’s better to let animals be free.

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    1. Good point on how they are being kept away from their habitat, and it is better to let the animals be free, nice blog

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    2. Good point, and I agree, the animals should be free

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  4. Me, personally, I have never been to a circus before. But that doesn't mean I want to go! I find it really cool when people do flips and acrobat and although I have never seen this in person, I've hours of flips and cool stunts in the "YouTube" world. I don't know why the circus is shutting down, but if there was one reason I had to guess it would not be because of animal cruelty/rights. I would think that animals would be taken care of extra carefully, and to be trained performing cool stunts for people. I really think its sad that after almost 150 YEARS the circus is finally shutting down!

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    1. Great Blog! I am sad too that they are shutting down.

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    2. Great Blog! I am sad too that they are shutting down.

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  5. I have never been to the circus however if I were to go, I'm sure my favourite act would be the horses. I do feel that the circus is closing because of animal rights. Last year, I had to do a debate on whether or not circuses are the main reason of animal cruelty. After that, I do think that it is not right for animals to be doing handstands and jumping through hoops. Is that really what they were built to do? It is definitely not in their nature to such things.

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    1. I love horses!!! You're right. Amazing blog!!!

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  6. Unfortunately I have never been to a circus before. I did hear that they are amazing! I wish I could've gone but circuses weren't near my area which was too bad. I've always loved how the animals would do all these amazing tricks and the acrobats will flip on all sorts of bars,I know so much about them because they will be all over the news. I think that the circus did close because of the animals. You have to treat the animals properly because sooner or later someone is going to find out,what I mean is if you don't treat the animals properly then you are not doing your job by taking care of them. I am really sad that they are closing after so long but you could still watch them on YouTube.

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    1. they are pretty cool. Great blog!

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  7. When I went to Disneyworld when I was 7 years old, I went to Cirque Du Soleil, but I don't remember it all that well. I think my favorite would have been the acrobatics on bars and making pyramids. I think it is animal rights but that's not all. I also think it might be because not many people go to the circus anymore because they watch it on Youtube and stuff.

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    1. wow great blog but why did you publish it so many times.

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    2. My phone started glitching

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  8. When I went to Disneyworld when I was 7 years old, I went to Cirque Du Soleil, but I don't remember it all that well. I think my favorite would have been the acrobatics on bars and making pyramids. I think it is animal rights but that's not all. I also think it might be because not many people go to the circus anymore because they watch it on Youtube and stuff.

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    1. i agree the internet is one of the problems. Great blog!

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  9. When I went to Disneyworld when I was 7 years old, I went to Cirque Du Soleil, but I don't remember it all that well. I think my favorite would have been the acrobatics on bars and making pyramids. I think it is animal rights but that's not all. I also think it might be because not many people go to the circus anymore because they watch it on Youtube and stuff.

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  10. When I went to Disneyworld when I was 7 years old, I went to Cirque Du Soleil, but I don't remember it all that well. I think my favorite would have been the acrobatics on bars and making pyramids. I think it is animal rights but that's not all. I also think it might be because not many people go to the circus anymore because they watch it on Youtube and stuff.

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    1. Great blog! I also think that not as many people go to the circus anymore.

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    2. Why did you send that blog 3 times?

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  11. I have been to 2 circuses. One of them I was to young to remember and the second one was the cirque de soleil. It was amazing!!!!!! My favorite act was probably the magic because I've always been upsesed with magic. I do not think it's because of the animals. I think it's because they were to old to do it anymore. Imagine being 146 years old and still doing the tightropes... Ha ha jk

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    1. Great blog!!! The magic is always so impressive.

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    2. Great blog i love the magic in the circus too

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  12. I have never been to a circus, but I have always wanted to go see it. I would love to go see it because it looks and sounds so cool! Of course, circus’ are known for various acts, and especially the animals. If they are closing because of animal concerns, then I think that is definitely the right choice. Animals are animals and they still need to be taken care of, but if the closing of the “Ringling Bros” is completely unrelated to animals, then it’s most likely a financial issue of some sort.

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    1. I didn't even think of that, maybe they didn't have enough money or something but you used good wording in your blog. good job!!

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  13. I always went to the circus when I was little! I also went to cirque de soleil. My favorite part of any circus show is the flexible people that go on the bars or when they stack on top of each other or they do cool flexible moves. Even when I was a kid that used to be my favorite part. Yes,I think one of the reasons why the circus closed is because of animal rights also I think its because not as many people are going to circuses and more like cirque de soleil type of shows. No one I guess likes the traditional circuses.

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  14. I have never ever been to a circus but i have seen a lot on tv when i was 6 year i try to act like the director of a circus. I highly think that and accident happened between a human and a animal because some circus don't have there animals well trained before they have them do an act in front of a crowd.

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    1. sorry i forgot my favorite act all time in a circus is the magician who doesn't like the magician.

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  15. I once I went to the Shriners circus when i was 4 years old. I wish I remembered more but I don't because I was so young. I am definately really sad that they are closing but i think that animal rights is most likely the right answer. Animals aren't arent humans and people in the circus just don't seem to understand this concept yet. Animals are being taken away from the wild and their families to go possibly get tortured in circus' just for our entertainment, like seriously are we humans that bored and desperate. I just went and watched a wideo about the circus and it was a lion and tigre act. The man the tigers and lion where in a cage all together. in one hand the man had a stick thing to point and in the other one he had a whip. :( I thought the act was very impressive but what really made me upset was when i saw the man whipping the animals. I looked at the comments and was even more upset. some of them say that it may look all nice in the show, but who knows what's happens behind the curtains. Animals are being starved whipped until they die and much more. It makes me so sad to even think about this. When i went to the circus they offered me to ride the elephant and i definately would want to but since i was young my parents made the desision for me of no. They didn't want me to go flying off and die and get smushed like a pancake...understandable. WARNING i am about to sound very rude but i am just passionate about the subject. IF GUNS ARE BANNED SO SHOUKD WHIPS. ANYONE WHO MISTREATS AN ANIMAL IS A TERRIBLE PERSON AND I DONT EVEN KNOW HOW THEY SLEEP AT NIGHT. those ignorant circus workers who think it's a good idea to have animals trained to do something that isn't in their capability really need to slow down and think of the animals. They have feelings too you know. Bottom circus' should not be banned but only the animal parts. If you want to have a lady walk across a tightrope or a magician pull a quarter out of you at that's fine. let animals do their own thing and stop being cruel.

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  16. I don't really care that the Ringling Bros. Circus closed down or is closing down. I went with my brother grandmother and grandfather (my dad's parents) when we were in Florida. My brother and I were little when we went to the Ringling Bros. circus. But I think that my favourite act was the elephant act which is one of the reasons they closed down (the elephant act not me liking the elephant act). Yes I feel that they shut down because of animal torture.

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    1. I don't think it was torture what they did to the elephants, I think they were just mistreating them.

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  17. i have been to a circus before i think i was in first or second grade i barely remember it but i went with my old best friend Thomas and his neighbor Jessie it was called the shriners and there were elephants and horses and that's all i remember although i remember a horse act i cant say that i had a favorite part. My mother didn't let me go on the elephant (you were aloud to ride if you paid) and i was upset later that day she told me why and i thought that it was cruel and unfair they keep the animals locked in a cage going from circus to circus without any room to run around i'm listening to her telling what had happened and right now i'm thinking that theses people are awful people no living creature should be treated with that amount of disrespect they should feel ashamed once people learn about this kind of information no one would want to go to a circus anymore i know in my mind in the future i will never ever go to the circus ever again this is exactly why circuses are closing.

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  18. As memory recalls, I have never been to a circus. Not even Cirque du Soleil. The Ringling brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus is closing. 146 years of circus is along time, but it would be cooler if they lasted 150 years. They say they aren't continuing after may because they aren't making the same amount of money as they used to and the attendance is down. Especially after the Ringling Bros. stopped having the elephants perform, feeling the pressure of animal rights activists like PETA. It seems that attending shows like this is not politically correct, especially when there are other circuses, like Cirque du Soleil, that don't feature animals performing. In other words, not as many people are going to the circuse because of the animals.

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  19. I have never been to a circus, mainly because my sister is TERRIFIED of clowns. When I was little I thought the circus was like Madagascar 3 where the animals loved it there. Unfortunately that's not the case... Animals are treated terribly! First of all they are born into captivity in a stressful environment. The tigers are whipped by the trainers so they will fear them into doing stunts. Poor elephants are getting beaten with bull hooks until they bleed in order to get them to do the splits and handstands. It's like if in the middle of ballet class the teacher starts whipping you until you do a proper stretch. It's crazy how poorly treated animals are I am completely against animal cruelty and I feel the circus not a place for animals.

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    1. Hahaha I love how you thought of Madagascar!

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  20. I have never been to a circus so I cant really relate to this question, but I do think that animals should never be whipped or tortured for the amusement of people. This should stop and i do think that the reason why the circus closed is because of the animals.

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    1. I do think that animal abuse is a bad thing. Great blog!

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  21. I don't recall of going to a circus show recently, but I do think I went to a circus show when I was younger. Even though I don't remember of going to circus show, I see some acts on television. My favourite act would probably be the tight rope. It is when a person walks on a wire high up. The person goes across a fairly long difference. It seems so interesting. I am not really sure about the whole animal thing, but I do think circus' will be closing because of that.

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  22. I have never been to a circus before but I have always wanted to. If I were to go to a circus I think my favorite act would be when they walk on the tight rope. I don't know how they do it it just amazes me!

    I honestly don't understand how they think that they are being cruel to the animals there. They train them they don't hurt them. I don't think the circus is closing due to the animal concerns I think they just got tired because they were open for 146 years!

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    1. I can relate I have never been to a circus and I think my favourite part if I would go would be tight rope.

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  23. I have never been to a circus show from what I can remember nor do I ever want to go to one. That type of stuff doesn't appeal to me. If I ever do or had gone to a circus show my favourite act would probably be the tight rope walkers. I would say this because I think watching ot could be quite thrilling. I didn't hear about the closing of this circus so I truly don't know but if something happend with the animals. I guess it is possible that is why they are closing.

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    1. Everyone in this blog has never been to a circus lol. Good blog! I also like rope walkers.

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  24. I’ve heard so much good things about circuses but I still can’t bring myself away from the fact that these people are presenting mistreated animals to the public and expecting them to be amused. It’s exactly like if we had a slave held back in a cage and set him free, expecting the audience to laugh at the struggle of him getting up while we whip them back down to the floor..
    If that sentence disturbed you even a little bit you are a 21st century human who can take a stand against animal abuse.
    This type of amusement was meant for the 17 hundreds. Literally, The first circus was formed in 1782 and named amphitheatre Anglois and was very popular back then and used the same animal abuse methods carried on still going today. In that time we abolished slavery, we allowed women to vote,U.S.A got their first colored president but we still can't stop animal abuse.
    This country clearly sickens me after what this country still hasn’t achieved yet.

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  25. sorry my blog is late but i figured i would still do it. Unfortunately i had never been to a circus and it has always been a child hood dream to go but it is so expensive. i would really love to go to one of those old fashioned circuses where the tent is yellow and red and they sell peanuts and balloons. i cant say i'm exactly sad to see the circus go either because i can't stand the thought of mistreated animals god forbid that was not the case here, but sadly i wouldn't be surprised. Animals in the circus should want to be there just like you cant force a human to do something they don't want to do. thats slavery to animals, animals should be free and if un capable then they should be held in captivity or a zoo, somewhere where they would be treated kindly and correctly. Sadly we might never be able to stop animal abuse its just like coloured or different race slavery, its unnatural, cruel and should never EVER happen i wish i could stop animal cruelty, just like i wish i could find the cure for cancer, but its very hard to make everyone see through the same eyes that i do about this animal cruelty, but maybe 2017 has some great things in stalk for us and maybe its going to take our generation to solve this problem.

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  26. I have never been to a circus, but I've always wanted to go. I don't have any fear of clowns whatsoever except for ones that are supposed to be scary (halloween clowns). I have heard of the ringing bros. before. Too bad they're closing. I think the circus is closing partly because of animals, but then again, circuses can be run without animals…so I'm not sure. But I do think that circuses do do certain things to animals against their wills.

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