Mrs.

I hate when the Cole Brothers’ circus comes to town. I hate it even more when I read things about people loving the animals in the circus the best. John and Brigitte Pugh, the circus producers, found this out in their 2009 survey. John and Brigitte, why don’t you tell people how the animals are trained for all those wonderful stunts they perform? Tell them how the baby elephant was taken from its mom and put into the circus act. Let them see how the animals are packed into tractor trailers and hauled from town to town to perform for the people who “love seeing them”. Circus life is a horrible life for an animal. The circus even added more animals this year so they can suffer and perform for the crowds who love them. If you really love animals you will make the effort to know what you are supporting. You will open your eyes to animal abuse and neglect. The zebras, tigers, camels, and elephants are wild animals that are not meant to be sitting on blocks or balancing on each other. In order to perform for us they are beaten, starved, shocked, abused, threatened, and chained up. Not such a pretty sight. Their life spans are significantly shortened due to the stress they are under and the lack of vet care they receive. No animal chooses to be in the circus. People choose for them. If a person wants to live this kind of life that is great. There are circuses that have only human performers. Why can’t the Rio Grande Fire Department bring one of these circuses to our area? In the meantime investigate. Look online to see how circus animals are trained and treated. You owe it to the animals that you love so much. You may be loving them to death.