Circus's - Should they be banned?

Gackt · 6 Oct 2010 at 21:29

scorza said:
Yeah I don't think wild animals should be kept and trained for our amusement.

That should be extended to any living being, in my opinion. Human, animal or otherwise.

arc@css · 6 Oct 2010 at 21:30

Perhaps eventually evolving would be better all round than scrapping them altogether. I don't like the thought of animals in a circus so I welcome a change there.

Greenlizard0 · 6 Oct 2010 at 21:33

Gackt said:
That should be extended to any living being, in my opinion. Human, animal or otherwise.

Oops, the tv and film industry won't like you.

Gackt · 6 Oct 2010 at 21:36

Greenlizard0 said:
Oops, the tv and film industry won't like you.

Pfft, I couldn't care less what they think.

Besides, I was referring to forced labour, really. (i.e. in human circus')

Cr0fty · 6 Oct 2010 at 21:46

Video angers me.

Big respect to the lions though. Should've mauled his face off.

mjt · 6 Oct 2010 at 21:49

What possession of the circus are you proposing we ban here?

aardvark · 6 Oct 2010 at 21:57

i'm more shocked that this a sensible thread by magick

w3bbo · 6 Oct 2010 at 21:58

Nick Hall said:
So why should animals in circuses be banned? Especially when you see reports of animals in their native countries in danger of extinction due to wars, natural disasters and poaching.

Perhaps the safest place for many creatures is in a circus or zoo.

No animal should be kept in captivity, least of all for human entertainment. Zoo's are widely recognised as saviours of endangoured species. Circuses on the other hand exploit the animals with little interest into rehabilitating the species, setting up breeding programs etc. While I don't believe all circuses are cruel to animals, they do not have the same (albeit minimal) freedom zoo's provide.

Xordium · 6 Oct 2010 at 22:07

The ones with live animals as per the OP = should be banned.

JBuk · 6 Oct 2010 at 22:09

maustin said:
The ones with live animals as per the OP = should be banned.

lol yer, the ones with dead animals are better tbh

mjt · 6 Oct 2010 at 22:10

maustin said:
The ones with live animals as per the OP = should be banned.

Corpses are so much more fun!

Xordium · 6 Oct 2010 at 22:12

JBuk said:
lol yer, the ones with dead animals are better tbh

Infam0us · 6 Oct 2010 at 22:13

How did that bite not make the guy bleed or even look like he was injured? I get he's probably wearing some protective gear but he had nothing on his head?

Cosimo · 6 Oct 2010 at 22:13

mjt said:
Corpses are so much more fun!

Yup, lion trainer corpses.

Fuzz · 6 Oct 2010 at 22:37

Om nom nom nom!

Trainers got what they deserved

SexyGreyFox · 6 Oct 2010 at 23:01

Infam0us said:
How did that bite not make the guy bleed or even look like he was injured? I get he's probably wearing some protective gear but he had nothing on his head?

Probably because they are tame lions and are very well fed but just got a bit naughty.
Water won't hurt them and prodding with a stick will be like prodding your dog with a finger.
There's nothing to really see here.

yhack · 6 Oct 2010 at 23:15

Ahahaha!

simpletom · 7 Oct 2010 at 00:29

I was so gunning for the lions then. Look, if you go antagonising big moggies with big teeth and big claws then you deserve the big ass kicking you're going to get.

bledd · 7 Oct 2010 at 00:37

I've seen a few circus acts, great athletic performances are far more enjoyable than watching some bloke herd up a bunch of big cats. They just get carted from town to town with no real life

A circus really doesn't need animals, high flying acrobatics and balance acts are where it's at

Zoo's (in developed countries) on the other hand are vital for the survival of animals with limited numbers, with breeding programmes helping replenish their numbers