U.S. circus to end use of elephants

U.S. circus to end use of elephants
One of the largest circus companies in the USA will soon no longer have performing elephants as part of its shows. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus said it would stop using elephants by 2018. All the 43 animals it currently uses will be moved to an animal conservation centre in Florida. There, the giant creatures will live out their retirement. The decision came after a lot of protests from the public. One hundred years ago, people thought it was OK for animals to perform to please humans. However, the world is different today and people are more worried about the lives of the animals. The circus will continue to use other animals, such as camels, dogs, horses, lions and tigers.

Circuses have been criticised for many years by animal rights activists and the public who care about the treatment of animals. Jessica Johnson, a spokeswoman for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) explained how elephants have a bad life in circuses. She said: "Many of the elephants are painfully arthritic, and many have tuberculosis, so their retirement day needs to come now." Many cities and towns in the USA have banned the use of elephants for entertainment. This has made it hard for circuses to travel around the country. Owners of the circus company said the decision to stop using elephants was not easy but understood that: "There's been somewhat of a mood shift among our consumers."

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VSA gebruik van Circus olifante Einde
Circus Een van die grootste maatskappye in die VSA sal binnekort nie meer die uitvoering van olifante as deel van sy shows. Die Ringling Brothers en Barnum & Bailey Circus het gesê dit sal ophou met behulp van olifante deur 2018. Al die 43 diere wat dit tans gebruik sal 'n dier bewaring sentrum in Florida verskuif word. Daar sal die reuse wesens uit te leef hul aftrede. Die besluit het gekom nadat 'n baie protes van die publiek. Een honderd jaar gelede, die mense het gedink dit was OK vir diere te voer om mense tevrede te stel. Maar die wêreld is anders vandag en mense is meer bekommerd oor die lewens van die diere. Sal voortgaan om die Circus Ander diere, kamele As sodanig, honde, perde, leeus en Tigers te gebruik. het Circuses gekritiseer vir baie jare deur diereregte-aktiviste en die publiek wat omgee vir die behandeling van diere. Jessica Johnson, 'n woordvoerder vir PETA (People vir die etiese behandeling van diere) verduidelik hoe olifante het 'n slegte lewe in sirkusse. Sy het gesê: "Baie van die olifante is pynlik artritiese, en baie het tuberkulose, so hul aftrede dag moet nou kom.". Baie stede en dorpe in die VSA het die gebruik van olifante vir vermaak verbied. Dit het dit moeilik vir sirkusse te reis regoor die land. Eienaars van die sirkus maatskappy het gesê die besluit om op te hou met olifante was nie maklik nie, maar verstaan ​​dat: "Daar is 'n bietjie van 'n verandering van bui onder ons verbruikers nie.".