This article proves that these "adovcates" know nothing about the circus. The Hawthorn Corporation doesn't even own bears, horses, or dogs. If they would have done any actual investigation into the circus they would have known that.

Sounds like another disgruntled and untrustworthy cop or clown was looking at the IMC again...

Most circuses take very good care of their animals. Beating an animal to teach them a trick doesn’t really makes sense. If an animal does a trick and you beat it, you’ve actually taught the animal not to do the trick because it will associate the the trick with pain and will not do it. If you beat an animal because it doesn’t do a trick it still doesn’t teach the animal to do the trick. The animal still doesn’t know what it didn’t do. And then that teaches the animal to be generally afraid/have hatred towards the trainer because they associate the trainer with with pain which in effect would prevent them from being able to work together in the future.

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Logan

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How many investigations, undercover workers, and ex-circus employee testimonials does it take before people admit that circuses hurt animals? Even besides blatant physical abuse, domesticated wild animals and/or keeping them chained, locked or caged up is inherently cruel. F*** the circus. Shrine DOES use animals including wild animals. One of many examples: www.youtube.com/watch

"In 2004, Shrine Circus elephant supplier Hawthorn Corporation admitted to 19 violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act and paid a $200,000 fine. Hawthorn had been charged with using physical abuse, causing harm and discomfort, failing to provide veterinary care, and unsafe public contact.

In 2001, a parent chaperoning schoolchildren to the Medinah Shrine Circus in Chicago reported that children were traumatized when they saw a trainer beating an elephant. She wrote to the local newspaper, "When the elephants were brought behind the curtain, the trainer began verbally abusing and hitting the elephant. We watched in horror as he swung a stick with all his force and struck the elephant in the back of the leg. This must have hurt because the elephant let out a scream that could be heard throughout the UIC Pavilion."
www.circuses.com/feat/shrine/index.asp

animal cruelty is just plain WRONG im only 11 and this isnt a nice thing to have to grow up with!!!!
ANIMAL CRUELTY HAS TO STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i think you people that chain up animals and stick hooks up there noses to make them dance and do other stuff are cold hearted. better yet you bastards have frozen hearts

Hey all animal lovers!

Love this sites content, the comments are uplifting and the infomation has helped me greatly with my work in art as i am creating a body of work on animal cruelty. The use of animals in circuses has never been bright and cheerful, that is until we are displayed with the pretty colours, shiny lights and wonderful animal tricks we grew up with...sadly its not all fun and games for any animal used in a circus. Living in australia it is so depressing to live near a circus event in which i recently visited to document the lions, monkeys and farm animals used. Such beautiful creatures deserve to be roaming free with natural surroundings... ironically the lions were in pens by a trailor with a raging lion painted poster as they paced, slept and started to try digging their way out, the photos prove the existence of animals in a circus, even with medical care, food, toys and pens still denied the true care they deserve...a natural wild free life. Sorry to ramble on...my point is its great to see sites like these becuase they allow everyday people to become aware of what really goes on at circuses like the Lennon Bros in Australia. Spread the word and soon well hopefully see these horrid forms of entertainment abolished forever worldwide.