Circus

[Jemisa]

The Circus is in town with lyons, horses. bears, trapeez ect,and I sugested to my daughter I'd take my two g/children, 4 and 6 years old,
thinking they'd love it.
She was adament they did not go, she doesn't like the idea of animals used to entertain people. What are your views on this?

jem

[bibblebub]

La cirque du Lyon, c'est magnifique.

[craft1948]

I don't think the animals are badly treated nowadays as they are inspected very regularly. Personally I used to hate the circus and dreaded being taken there as a treat.

[20SilkCut]

I hate the circus - was taken once as a child - cried and had to be taken out. I cant abide them - travelling round with animals in cages and people paying to see the animals do tricks - in my opinion they should not be allowed if there are animals. Let people do whatever trick they want - they have a say iin the matter!!

[steg]

i like the clowns, they are cooool

[craft1948]

Well that's one word for them steg...

[ummmm]

We use to get free tickets to the circus every year for promoting it. I don't ever remember liking it. It just made me nervous and anxious...

[steg]

you are educated then craft

[bibblebub]

you've spawned a hippy

[craft1948]

Not particularly steg.........but I learn more on here every day.

[steg]

it is a very educational site craft, i am glad for you, that you are learning tho'

[ELVIS68]

I thought they did away with using animals in the circus nowadays

The last few I`ve been to mainly consisted of Russians doing balancing tricks and spinning around in giant metal rings, no lions, clowns or trapeze acts

[burbie]

are you sure that there are lions, bears, and horses in the circus.
I went to a travelling circus last year and it had clowns, it had trapeze, it had death defying stunts,and lots of other acts. It was a fabulous show, and there wasnt one single animal in the whole show.
My grandchildren loved it.
Why dont you check it out. I think circuses have changed a lot to what they were originally like.

[ummmm]

The last few I`ve been to mainly consisted of Russians doing balancing tricks

Even they make me nervous....

You should have seen me at the boxing last night....teary weepy Snag...

[steg]

the Chinese state circus even has dragons

[Buenchico]

If someone was to keep their pet domestic cat confined within its basket for days upon end, and then only to release it so that they could taunt it for the entertainment of others, their neighbours would rightfully be phoning the RSPCA to complain (or even taking 'direct action' against the cruel pet owner).

So how the hell can it be right to do exactly the same thing to a lion or tiger?
http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=86

[askyourgran]

i wouldn't go to a circus where animals are involved. However, as bibble said the Cirque du Soliel/Lyon is good entertainment, I would go to see that.

[mrs.chappie]

I hate the idea of animals in a circus. [:o(

[ChuckFickens]

A circus with a French city as an attraction, very posh :)

[steg]

better to keep the wild animals in their natural habitat so they can be shot