Corinne Bailey Rae

Should animals perform in circuses? Would you ever feel happy if your freedom all of the sudden is snatched away by an unknown entity and is forced to forever do their bidding? Would you ever feel at ease if suddenly you were taken away from your family knowing that you could never see them again until the end of time? And just imagine, how would it feel like to be embarrassed in front of hundreds if not thousands of people doing tricks that could bring harm to your body? Certainly never we…

Entry 1: Today we discussed the public sphere. In summary, we discussed the emergence of the “mass audience”, the low/high culture binary, and determining where the idea of “the public” comes from. We have a conception of the public sphere from the bourgeois class. The set ideal is that of a private (civil society) and the public (state-mediates crises). This public sphere is formed and operated through the norms of publicity. There are five norms that make up publicity: status as person is…

The article “After SeaWorld, a ‘Blackfish effect’ on circuses and zoos?” by Kelly Wallace has gotten a lot of people feeling mixed emotions. In this article it says, “the public has completely changed its opinion on exploiting and killing animals for entertainment.” In SeaWorld animals are being killed and parents are not ok with this. This is no longer fun and educational for their kids. SeaWorld has banned the use of the bullhook which is a tool that helps handle and train the elephants. This…

Cruelty to animals, also called animal abuse or animal neglect, is the human infliction of suffering or harm upon any non-human animal. It may surprise some to learn that what most people would call animal abuse is often not defined as “cruel” and often does not have a harsh punishment. It is easy to tell when animal cruelty is occurring in neighborhoods, but many people could care less about animals being neglected in live entertainment. No animal should ever be neglected, but does an animal…

What was originally established in 1884 by the five Ringling Brothers was known to be The Greatest Show on Earth until they were charged with the largest civil fine in American circus history —$270,000. Animal activists and federal laws have practically forced the Ringling Brothers to eliminate the use of elephants from their circus due the their volition of the Animal Welfare Act and unequivocal evidence of the cruelty toward their animals. Due to the exposure of these cruel acts, the company…

the death of John’s wife Mable, hoping it would “promote education and art appreciation, especially among our young people.” John Ringling owned and operated a circus with four of his six brothers and it’s name was the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus. While he gained great success with the circus he developed a voracious passion for…

Wildlife in Captivity Throughout the years, we have been made to believe that wildlife in entertainment is fascinating. However, what we do not know, is the way these animals are being treated behind closed doors. Since 1959, SeaWorld has made it seem, as if it is an incredible place for their marine animals. Though, what SeaWorld does not advertise, is how these animals have been captured by SeaWorld’s own poachers. Now SeaWorld is not the only entertainment park that exploits their wild…

Have you ever felt so intrigued by the way animals preform in the circus? Did you wonder how they learned to do those amazing tricks? For someone who loves animals as much as I do, it is very displeasing to learn that animals are not doing this for their own enjoyment, but instead being forced to do so for our own enjoyment. First, I will be speaking on the wrong doings of the circuses, in which they use many animals in a very cruel way to make money for themselves. The circus has been the…

In the articles “Elephants can lend a helping trunk” by Virginia Morell, “Elephants know when they need a helping trunk in a cooperative task” by Joshua M. Plotnik, and “Elephants console each other” by Virginia Morell they talk about how elephants played a task where they had to pull a rope with a partner to get food. In the article they describe it as a platform tied to a rope on both sides and the elephants have to pull the rope together to get the platform with food to get closer. But if one…

All around the world elephants are known to be one of the brightest animals to exist in our time period. The reason for people to think this is because of the many interactions they have together so they work cooperatively to complete a certain task.Though rather these theories are true or not, can be proven through a series of passages and videos. These videos and passages provide an experiment that proves that elephants can work together well. The experiment will require two elephants and…