what people dont realize as this is what is necessary for these animals to be trained they are wild animals their is no other way to do it. ALSO ppl do not realize how much the animal trainers love their animals and will do so much for them.
Also it seems that its just so cruel because it is a circus and they are elephants. nobody talks about how they live longer in captivity than in the wild or how in the wild they are jsut murdered for their tusks, or how about the people that GO TO AFRICA AND PAY $15000 TO SHOOT ONE FOR SPORT????? why is this not the topic??
also what do you do when you get a puppy and are house breaking it do you not "abuse" it when it goes to the bathroom on your carpet do you not tie it up on a leash outside where it cant move very much??
What about the slaughter houses full of pigs and cows that we eat for breakfast lunch and dinne? or how about veal those baby cows are subjected to much worse cruelty then any elephants. I dont think people really think about it before they post something like this on the internet for all to see and imediately put down the circus because its the circus!