the nightly parade
Slurping fairground food
Animals
At the side show
Heart over heels
Cartwheels

TYKE'S STORY

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

• Animals in the circus are being whipped, shocked, and prodded by trainers to enforce authority
• Forced to perform night after night
• Live chained into cages

Do you see animals in the wild learning choreography?

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• Boycott the circus altogether
• Inform friends and family about what's really happening
• Work with an animal rights organization to schedule a demonstration

Ringling has agreed to have no more elephants by 2018.
what about the other animals?

Bibliography
"Why elephants aren't made for the circus." CNN Wire 10 Mar 2015 Student Resources in Context. Web 20. Apr. 2015
Bowden, Janet "Circus" Colorado Review: A journal of contemporary literature Spring 2009: 73 Student Resources in Context Web 20 Apr 2015