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Post by brobear on Jul 7, 2021 8:32:40 GMT -5
If you read the book, BEAR, history of a fallen king, then you will know that bears have been used for entertainment ever since the Church, of the medieval period, when bears performed tricks dressed like clowns so as to remove their awe-inspiring image and put an end to the bear cults. After which they replaced the bear with the lion as their "king of beasts." From these dancing bears and other performing animals evolved the modern circus.
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Post by brobear on Jul 7, 2021 8:35:29 GMT -5
www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/14/ringling-bros-circus-close-after-146-years/96606820/ Ringling Bros. circus closing after 146 years ( 2017 ). The "Greatest Show on Earth" is getting its curtain call. Feld Entertainment, owner of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus said in a statement that the show will end is 146-year run in May. "This was a difficult business decision to make, but by ending the circus tours, we will be able to concentrate on the other lines of business within the Feld Entertainment portfolio," said Juliette Feld, chief operating officer. "Now that we have made this decision, as a company, and as a family, we will strive to support our circus performers and crew in making the transition to new opportunities." The company broke the news to circus employees Saturday night after shows in Orlando and Miami, The Associated Press reported. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a major critic of the circus for its treatment of animals, celebrated the announcement.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jul 7, 2021 8:42:53 GMT -5
Never supporting a circus which mistreats animals. Do you know any which treats animals well?
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Post by brobear on Jul 19, 2021 4:59:19 GMT -5
www.the-sun.com/news/3304120/shocking-moment-circus-bear-attacks-trainer-horrified-kids/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=sunusfacebook&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1626659364 THIS is the shocking moment a performing brown bear appears to attack a female trainer while performing in a circus. Horrified children and their parents watched the beast clawing at the woman's legs in Berezovsky, Kemerovo, Russia. Two other trainers had to pull the bear, which was dressed in a hat and glittering scarf, away from her as she struggled to break free. She then fell in the ring, and appeared to be in significant pain, but the bear was forced to continue performing and attacked her for a second time. The woman dangled a hoop in front of the animal before she was grabbed again, with a male trainer intervening to pull the bear away, Local reports have claimed that the bear attacked her for a third time but the show still continued despite the trainer's injuries. It is thought that she did not seek treatment for her injuries despite the public attack. The circus is famed for dressing bears in human clothes with some wearing tutus and “prides itself on humane training of the animals”.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Sept 9, 2021 9:28:04 GMT -5
There is no humane way of training animals in the circus. Some throw firecrackers at bear cubs to scare them into doing tricks. The bear got his revenge I assume.
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