BF wont go. Barnum & bailey. any thought?
2006-11-10 10:52:42 · 3 answers · asked by Freakgirl 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
Well, it's like all things really even workplaces, you'll get all sorts working there and some people will be cruel and others won't.
it depends how it runs.
or d'you mean just to the animals? cruelty is an effective way to get an animal to do what you want so I think that's why it's been used quite effectively in the past. i'd be quite surprised to find that such things go on nowadays, but I wouldn't be shocked :- |
again i think that depends on how they're run and if they've got animals at all in the first place. If you're interested you can find out either by calling animal help lines and asking for someone who'd know or through calling (or calling at) the circus themselves and asking the relevant questions...
it's a bit unreasonable to just not go like that though?
that's a bit harsh (maybe even cruel) to refuse to offer any custom on the unfounded premise that they're cruel! Ask him how he'd like it if he was pre-judged like that on any issue!!
I'd take offence on the circus' behalf if I were you.
If he's really concerned for any cruelty that might go on and if that's the reason he cites, then tell him that caring should make him go there first thing, so he can get a feel of the place and maybe call the RSPCA so they can investigate because that's their job (to investigate and find out either way). Some would say he's just as cruel to suspect something like that going on anywhere and choosing to turn away from it.
2006-11-10 14:52:08 · answer #1 · answered by Can I Be Your Pet? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some say that the ones with animals are cruel to the animals.
There are some that don't use any animals. And many that do have strict rules about animal performers. Usually I try to find out who the company is and then do research into their animal practices. I think in the past they were cruel, but many have changed and I don't think they're any crueler than the zoo.
I have fond memories of the circus from when I was a kid.
If your BF won't go - try to find one that doesn't use animals - they do exist.
2006-11-10 19:06:28 · answer #2 · answered by kdollmusic 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can be, but not generally. A circus is someones livelihood and they aren't going to endanger that.
2006-11-10 18:58:28 · answer #3 · answered by Sophist 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋