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Performing Animals In The Circus
Talburt, Lane. "Performing Animals In The Circus." White Tops 80.6 (2007): 75-78. International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text. Web. 18 Sept. 2014. William "Buckles" Woodcock who worked with elephants in a circus tells about why the hook and the chain are not tools of inhuman treatment but just the tools used mostly for safety reasons. He also tells more about their life between perfomances and during them. -
Behind The Scenes: Circus Animals Are Treated Well.
Hinnenkamp, Dan. "Behind The Scenes: Circus Animals Are Treated Well." White Tops 81.3 (2008): 42. International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text. Web. 18 Sept. 2014. Article is a response of a 19-years-old boy to PETA's complaint about performing animals at a Shrine circus. He worked in Californian circus already for three years and says that there are "well-cared-for and happy creatures" and animals living conditions are right according to the rules. -
Cruel?
Birkett, Dea "Cruel? No, elephants love the circus - and I should know, says DEA BIRKETT I used to ride them in the Big Top" Daily Mail Online 25 Feb 2009, Associated Newspaper Ltd Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Web 17S2014
Dea Birkett tells about her experience of of working in a circus with elephants and how welfare of animal performers always came before humans'. Animal behaviourist Dr Marthe Kiley-Worthington says that many animals enjoy learning new tricks. -
Tigers entertain at Kane County Fair
Sloboda, Ashley "Tigers entertain at Kane County Fair" Kane County Chronicle 20 July 2013, Web, 18 Sep 2014
Article tells about a fair that includes tigers perfoming. It briefly mentions that Blaszak, a third-generation tiger hadler, sees that they enjoy perfoming. -
Perfoming Animals
Patton, Kevin "Performing Animals" Lion Den, 2 Sep 20014, Web, 18 Sep 2014
Kevin Patton,a former circus animal trainer and performer, tells that animal abuse in circuses is rare but still it happens and should be investigated and those cases happens not only in circuses but also in raches and even in ordinary houses. Though in her opinion animals shouldn't be taught human activities like riding bikes but should just shouw their natural abilities and beauty. -
Circuses (Peta)
"Animals in Entertainment. Circuses" People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2014 The article tells about conditions that animals live (bad) in and that only fear makes them do different tricks. There are exaples of circus animals who got out of control and caused damage as well as examples of successful animal-free circuses.
