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The author of this piece doesnt understand or perhaps wants to understand how animals, especially the big cats, react to this sort of environment. They keep bringing up things from the past.. All submissions will be considered for publication by our editorial staff. The circus routinely uses elephants with a history of aggressive behavior. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). If you are falling for this, research and find the truth. Many countries have banned circuses that show exotic animals. Choose wisely! Guest contributors for The Independent. Virtually nobody thinks watching wild animals whose lives and families have been taken away from them and who are confined to trucks, cages and chains for most of their lives do stupid tricks is fun anymore, especially young people. The stewardship part comes in, in seeing animals in shows, zoos, nature centers, etc. According to Chloe Morroni, Communications Director for the Salt Lake County Mayors Office, Mayor Jenny Wilson is currently exploring ways to disallow the use of exotic animals in public facilities. News & Events coverage for St. George, Mesquite, Nevada, southern Utah & surrounding areas | St. George area Arts, Music, Entertainment, Culture, Outdoors, Recreation & more since 1996 for St. George, Cedar City, Mesquite, Springdale, Zion & surround southern Utah areas| St. George events & Southern Utah including Cedar City, Hurricane, Springdale, Zion, Utah & Mesquite, Nevada events | (435) 656-1555 | The Independent ~ SUindependent.com, Copyright 1996 - 2022 The Independent - St George Utah | News & Events for Southern Utah ~, The Independent | News Events Opinion More, Utahns of faith should unite against Jordan World Circuss animal cruelty. You Care. Invalid password or account does not exist. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. and pray of course. A lot of the tricks are forced onto these animals through fear, as well as training tools, which are anything from prongs, sticks to electrical devices, Nocella said. Thank you God for giving us animals to love and care for!!! Elephants who engage in this neurotic, obsessive behavior do so in a futile effort to cope with stress and deprivation. Editor, Corvallis Gazette-Times and Albany Democrat-Herald. Weather data from The Durango Herald and darksky.net, Activists say circuses are form of animal cruelty. Your real name will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more! Dont let animal rights militants spoil your day at the circus, the brochure says. Protests have become regular occurrences at the circuss Corvallis appearances. The Jordan World Circus placed No. Good trainers love their animals and dont hurt them. Agreed, therefore I would not attend this circus. Even though tigers are apex predators who roam over vast territories, the exhibitor who typically provides tigers for Jordan World Circus reportedly has a policy that big cats must be caged at all times while on the road, except during performances. All Rights Reserved. thats light teaming up with darkness. Reporter Bennett Hall can be reached at 541-758-9529 or bennett.hall@lee.net. Wild and exotic animal acts such as this one, performed by the Jordan World Circus in October 2017, are no longer permitted in Benton County. Parowan, Panguitch and New Harmony in Iron County, Utah. It sounds like you are implying that PETA is lying about this particular circus. If Timmy next door is mean to his dog, does that mean you are mean to your dog and everyone else is mean to their dog too? Shrine Circuses have been cited and fined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the mistreatment of the animals used in their shows. You can cancel at any time. Demand that the Jordan World Circus does NOT appear in Wenatchee, WA!!! You have permission to edit this article. Big cats and all animals for that matter, are best (and maybe only) trained by taking advantage of natural behaviors. We should be teaching children to respect animals, not exploit them for money!

A circus that uses exotic animals is both barbaric and archaic. A brochure for the event says circus animals are treated well and are usually not taken from the wild. This old world form of entertainment is now seen as a source of severe animal cruelty all around the world. But one thing nearly everyone can agree upon is that animal cruelty should be condemned. There was a problem saving your notification. Having problems signing this? You have entered an incorrect email address! Want your voice to be heard by thousands of readers? Theyre losing profits and people are not going to that form of entertainment, he said. For us, theyre artists, so they have to be well taken care of so they can perform on a daily basis. The animals were put here for us, not the other way around. Though she did not provide a specific time frame, Morroni said more information will be available on this issue relatively soon. Well see how it goes this year.. Hes worried they may be disappointed when they learn the tigers and elephants will not be performing here anymore and that theyll stop buying tickets. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. He works closely with PETAs eyewitness investigators to document the conditions and treatment of animals in slaughterhouses, on factory farms, in circuses, in laboratories, and in the pet trade industry. Shriners, fairgrounds shouldnt be using them. Instead, the Jordan World Circus will use trained camels and dogs in place of the elephants and tigers. He also said that things have changed from how exotic animals were treated in circuses in the past, and the Jordan World Circus has improved methods of training. Working with animals teaches you love and will draw you closer to the heart of God than just about anything else. Its been doing well, Fassio said, (but) its an attraction just for the little ones.. (function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='LNAME';ftypes[2]='text';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true); Send us anews tip, story idea, guest editorial, or letter to the editor!

The subject line of the email containing your submission should read Letter to the editor.. I think that theres good and bad in all industries, and I think the ones that have been bad have been shut down and are out of the business, he said. Benton County Fairgrounds manager Lynne McKee said she expects to see protesters at this years circus as well, even though the tigers and elephants will not be making an appearance, because theyre still part of the Jordan World Circus.. Ari Steeples, Ringmaster of the Jordan World Circus, agrees. People from all walks of life, including those of faith, are taking a closer look at our relationship with those who share this planet. In just a few of many pages of complaints by the USDA, Jordan World Circus waited a month to seek treatment for a malnourished tiger with a broken leg. When the circus comes to Corvallis, Fassio said, those animals will bypass the city and go to the next stop on the tour, in Medford. I dont know if well be coming here another year, Fassio said. abuse 1998 - 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

Without it, our site might not function properly. Animal rights activists gather at the Benton County Fairgrounds to protest the use of tigers, elephants and other exotic animals by the Jordan World Circus in this file photo from April 2018. The Independent is St George & Southern Utah's best news & events source.

Everything that gives their lives meaning is denied. In addition, he said that the animals used in the Jordan World Circus routinely pass inspections by USDA. How does beating an elephant with a bullhook equate to stewardship or treating them humanely and with respect? The Christian tenets of extending kindness and compassion compel us to take a stand against the acts of animal cruelty committed by Jordan World Circus. Make your own decision about it. From a Biblical perspective, Genesis 1:28, only the 28th verse of the entire Bible, tells us to rule over all the animals. Care2 Stands Against: bigots, racists, bullies, science deniers, misogynists, gun lobbyists, xenophobes, the willfully ignorant, animal abusers, frackers, and other mean people. Jeremy Beckham is the Executive Director of the Utah Animal Rights Coalition or UARC, an organization that opposed the circuss use of exotic animals.

Prior to the current administration, the United States had achieved energy independence. The point is that peta and other AR groups twists the truth and tells lies to get unsuspecting and unknowlegable people to create an emotional response to further their agenda of no humans using animals for any reason. He said UARC is trying to change the way in which animals are typically viewed. By signing, you accept Care2's Terms of Service. When we make choices, they can be ethical or exploitative. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, Reporter Bennett Hall can be reached at 541-758-9529 or, Methane menace: Half-built Philomath tract risks blowing up, literally, Highway 20 crash near Sweet Home seriously injures youth, Philomath man arrested for alleged assault with weapon, Interfaith Voices: The Catholic perspective on overturning Roe v. Wade, Keizer woman faces manslaughter charge in fatal crash near Lyons, Lebanon released two people from its jail on Friday and they came back, Lebanon inmate on work crew duty makes a run for it, Sweet Home man arrested following crash that injured his daughter, Things get intentionally weird at Corvallis road race, Got junk (AKA rusty gold)? Anthony Nocella, assistant professor at Fort Lewis College and community activist, said the local group Durango Animal Liberation will start protesting at 1:30 p.m. outside the fairgrounds. This piece isnt advocating for PETA in any way at all that I can tell it doesnt even mention PETA and I dont see how it furthers their agenda, whatever that agenda is its merely pointing out what this particular circus has done to harm animals and that if religious people do think they should be treated with some degree of mercy, they should reconsider attending this circus. Its standard industry practice for circus trainers to whip tigers into submission and beat elephants with bullhooks a weapon that resembles a fireplace poker with a sharp hook on one end to force them to obey. another no no according to Gods Word. Using them in shows is entertaining, and it serves animal welfare in that show animals demand a tremendously high level of care and attention to continue to perform with long, happy lives. Notify me of follow-up comments by email.

Bee, the transforming car, is the newest non-animal attraction at the Jordan World Circus. Im not particularly a fan of PETA myself, but that doesnt seem relevant to the subject of this particular piece. You have JavaScript disabled. Training a cat to use a litterbox is training a natural behavior in a specified area. So I think there are some unique problems with exotic animals in circuses that should be addressed, In several videos that UARC provided to ABC4, elephants can be seen posing unnaturally and giving rides to circus-goers, while a tiger is shown pacing back and forth in a cage. However, the solution for this issue doesnt have to be complicated. Beckham said the use of exotic animals poses particular animal welfare concerns because the animals are not domesticated. Just follow our simple submission guidelines and make your voice heard: Submissions should be between 300 and 1,500 words. Recent circus performances across the country, including those conducted by the Jordan World Circus, have drawn similar protests from anti-cruelty activists. If your letter or editorial is accepted, it will run on suindependent.com, and well promote it through all of our social media channels. Follow him on Twitter at @bennetthallgt. Woops that last part was supposed to say if you in fact are concerned about animal RIGHTS, if you believe in the AR agenda then stand behind them.