“The elephant crew gave Kenny rehydration fluids and shackled him in his stall. Less than two hours later, a night attendant discovered his bloodied body on the concrete floor” (Nelson 2). Kenny, a three year old Asian elephant, was forced to perform three times while suffering from a critical illness, and because the circus attendants did not take the proper precautionary measures, he eventually succumbed to his illness. This is one example of many that raise questions about the well-being of these captive animals like Kenny, who are being taken out of the wild to entertain humans. Pulling exotic, wild animals out of their natural habitats causes many psychological and behavioral abnormalities. Most people focus on what they see; however, it is the horrific cruelties behind the scenes that define what captive animals endure on a daily basis.
Circus animals, particularly elephants, have been under the spotlight with what attendants use to “discipline” them, bullhooks. Feld Entertainment is trying to display that they use positive re-enforcement; however, the use off the bullhook is a major obstacle in the way (Nelson 6). A bullhook is a rod with a…show more content… Certain hunters go to ranches where they hold exotic animals so people can shoot them. Hunters claim that the skin is better because the lions have not been fighting with other animals, and even though most Americans find this appalling, it is legal according to our laws. In addition to detaining lions, pigs, particularly females, are held in pins called gestation crates. The crates are used to hold pregnant pigs where they do not have enough room to lay down. In New Jersey, a bill to abolish the use of gestation crates; however, after passing both the legislature and the senate, Governor Chris Christie vetoed it after the governor of the highest pork producing state, Iowa, requested him to veto the bill to prevent a domino effect from
