Summary: An Apology To Elephants

Circus Elephant Animal Abuse
Problem
The day had come when little Timmy would finally get to go to the circus. He was so eager that he was the first one out of bed that morning. Too excited to even function, Timmy ran to his parents’ room and jumped on this parents shouting for them to get up. His parents moved sluggishly to the bathroom and got ready to go to the circus as Timmy chattered on about what animals they were going to see that day. Timmy was mostly excited to see his favorite animal, the Elephant. During the car ride to the circus, Timmy went on and on about how vast Elephants are, and how they never forgot anything. When they finally arrived, Timmy was amazed at the glitz and glamour of the circus tent. Timmy enjoyed the
While watching a documentary called “An Apology to Elephants,” it is revealed that wild elephants migratory animals and travel long distances. These animals have the need for physical exercise. But the life in the circus is one that is always on the road. Elephants are kept in crate and are forced by ropes to stay put. Many elephants have adopted a swaying movement that gives them some sort of physical movement. This is the only option most of circus elephants have for physical activity, and without it they would go crazy. (“Apology to Elephants”)
Poor Health
Secondly, elephants that are in captivity usually develop some sort of disease. Most frequently, elephants contract a human strand of Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is a disease that attacks your immune system and is highly contagious. So as people are passing this disease to elephants the elephants are passing it to other elephants and humans. This disease has caused many deaths of elephants in circuses. Also, many elephants suffer from painful foot and joint disease from not using their muscles as much as they would in the wild, standing on hard surfaces for too long, and standing in their own waste.