History Of The Animal Circus

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Circus is a type of exhibition which offer amusements by performing variety types of performances. The shows in circus are performed by trained animal which can made humanize movement, acrobat which is highly trained and skillful, and more. The word "circus" is a Latin word, which means "circle or ring " in English . It also represent the circus in the past is just like a ring that is a large round area that enclosed by tiers of seats. Ancient Rome has represent the significant event in circus history because it is the only public scene that allowed men and women enjoying the event together. The first circus that established in Rome is call Circus Maximus. (History of the Circus.[Website] Retrieved from: http://www.jugglenow.com/history-of-the-circus.html) …show more content…

The animal performance is always the most attractive and looking forward by most of the audience. We can claim that circus with animal performance is more attractive than a circus without animal . People are looking forward to watch the trained animal that perform a lot of interesting and amazing show for example parrot riding unicycle, bear playing hula hoop, and all humanize movement that really catch people's hearts. Having animal circus also give opportunity to let children to learn more about animals and give them a chance to touch and have a close contact with all animal. Some people say that circus really helps a lot for animal because they give it a place to stay to protect it against the wild, provide it food daily so it won't get hungry, and the trainer also gives care and love for it. However is that really the truth that animals in circus are well treated? My answer is "NO". Even thought circus provide animals a place to stay but it is just a small cage that they can't even walk freely and some of the big size animal like elephant will be tied by chain. All animals are supposed to be running freely in grassland, but animals in circus have been take away their freedom. Not only the animals do not stay in a good condition, they also been treated badly in circus while training them. When we are enjoying the amazing performances by the animals we only can see the result of their training but …show more content…

Not only this, the circus are also a good entertainment for whole family and friends that can improve their relationship. At that time, the price of the circus's ticket is reasonable and all the family and people can afford it. Other than that, attend the circus can stand a chance to have a closer contact with the performers and animals. People can enjoy the show front of their eyes, and feel the excitement. However, now is 21st century which is a technological generation, people nowadays are prefer surfing webpage and watching video on internet instead of buying ticket for watching a show in person. Now technology is increasingly developed so that the people can save their time and they can watch the performance clearly rather than buying a ticket to watch in person because if it is too crowded and the seats are too far from the stage, people cannot watch the show perfectly. Besides that, circus now are become rarely so the price of the circus's ticket are risen and this is the main reason for the people nowadays who don't willing spend their money on this kind of entertainment. They prefers to spend their money on other entertainment such as shopping and watching movies instead of buying a ticket for a circus show. Furthermore, rather than watching

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