The end of the circus era

It's way beyond time that the circus as a form of entertainment is shut down so the news that Ringlings is about to have it's last performance is joy to me. There is no doubt that the animals are subjected to an unnatural and often cruel life all in the name of entertainment. None of the animals live the life they should with rigorous training methods enforced to make them perform for the crowds that must surely lead to frustration of their wild instincts. Even as a child I detested the circus in an instinctive way, unsure of why, but I knew it was wrong on some level I could not articulate. With other countries across the world starting to shut down animal based entertainment it's obvious change is underway and not before time. Animals have the right to live as they should in the wild not caged and performing for our benefit. I wonder though what happens to all the animals liberated from a life in the circus and hope that they get to live out their lives in peace.