Argument 4

Should animals be
kept in Circuses?

I strongly believe that animals shouldn’t be kept in
circuses. I believe so because they are neglected
before and after, they are forced to do tricks and
should be free. Here is some more depth into why I
think it’s not okay to keep animals in circuses.

Firstly, they are neglected behind the scenes. The
people who look after them probably don’t even feed
them the right food. Also they hurt them.
For instance, in a horse circus, they use whips and
I’m pretty confident that there isn’t grass inside
the circus tents or arenas. They maybe feed them
hay and hard feed. That’s why I think that animals
are neglected behind the scenes. 

Secondly, they are forced to do tricks that they
probably don’t want to do. They make them do the
tricks. In a horses case they probably, again, are
using whips and other painful methods such as spurs.
Also, if they don’t get the trick right they hurt them
even more and they might punish them by not giving
them food when they already aren’t fed enough. It is
just wrong.

Lastly, how would you feel if you were one of the
animals. Not getting enough food, being tormented
and forced to do tricks. It would not be very nice
would it? Did you know Elephants are pack animals
and should be with their family? How would it feel if
you were all cooped up alone without your family?
Also, it doesn’t matter how well you look after them
because they should be in their natural environment.
It’s just not fair on the animals. I think that people
should stop treating animals like this.

That is why I think that animals should NOT be kept
in circuses. They are neglected, they are forced to
do stuff that they don’t want to do and how would you
feel being tormented like that? I hope this changed
your mind about animals in circuses.