Stay classy Murica.



Fuck people.

Seriously.

I wish I hadn't looked at that. But it's something that people should see. It's crazy how we think of circuses as a fun and wholesome event for the whole family - when a large part of it is created out of pain and suffering.

Very similar to other things that people are conditioned to view as "what's good for society".
 
I've never enjoyed the circus, even as a kid. It always seems lame as fuck to watch bear ride a cycle or whatever. Just does nothing for me. The IQ of people who enjoy this shit is probably near pewep and nascar fan levels.
 
Lol @ the headstand.

Really though, this is no worse than training a dog, though I've never used shock collars or whatever.

The chains were longer than the ropes. The ropes are the true constraints, which don't cut them up like the claimed the chains do. You teach them that they can't break the rope, and when they are adults, they won't even fight against a thread of floss. That's not really that cruel. It just keeps them from destroying everything by freaking out.

Of course, I'm speaking from within the parameters of "a life of an entertainment elephant." That sucks and is cruel in general. Nothing should be caged. If it wasn't yanked out of it's normal environment, it would get to wander around and trample all of the gardens in Africa until GoDaddy's founder went and shot it with a bazooka and then posted the pictures on Instagram.
 
LOL if it was cows instead of elephants no one would give a shit. But damn that is a nice facility. I bet those elephants eat better than 80% of the world population.
 
ITT: Hypocrisy.

The cows and pigs you eat are treated much worse than this, but you don't give a fuck to that. Give your double standard sympathy to some selected animals and feel that you're kind hearted. LOL
 
The circus is fucked up. So are zoos. Going to the San Francisco zoo made me depressed....seeing a big lion trapped in a little cage pacing around all pissed off made me think twice about supporting that place.