Goed artikel: Death rituals and the circus animal “Let me be clear: I am not saying all circuses abuse their elephants. I am saying the act of keeping elephants in a circus is in itself an abuse. It can be no other way. While elephants hold funerals, there are many things from the human world they do not do, unless they are so made. In their own lives, elephants do not balance on tiny podiums in ways that put immeasurable strain on their legs. They do not stand confined in tiny cages, they do not feel the steel tip of a bullhook prodding the tender spots behind their ears, and they never wear chains. So let us pause and reframe the situation. Acts of control can never foster true admiration. When animals are torn out of the context of their lives, ripped away from their families and made to dance for our delight, we learn nothing. We see only the illusions of ourselves forced on bodies that were not made to fit, as they spin through tricks and behaviours only human egos can understand.” By Melissa Martin Lees het gehele artikel op winnipegfreepress/local/death-rituals-and-the-circus-animal-216259561.html
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 09:57:21 +0000
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