People Power - Circus run out of town.

Witchie · 03-03-2016 12:45AM #1

The Belly Wien Circus was due to perform in Monaghan this weekend but due to a successful Facebook campaign and petition, they have now left town.

The protest surrounds the fact that this circus has many animals including elephants. As a society we are now coming to realise that moving animals such as this around countries and using them as entertainment is inhumane.

I for one am proud of my fellow campaigners for helping put a halt to this sick show in my town and would hope that others will do the same in their towns to finally get the message across to circuses that using animals like this is not acceptable.

How do you feel about animals being used as entertainment in this way?

kneemos · 03-03-2016 12:54AM

Facebook eh.

PARlance · 03-03-2016 12:56AM

Can't wait for Cheltenham myself.

Arkady · 03-03-2016 12:58AM

The Belly Wien Circus was due to perform in Monaghan this weekend but due to a successful Facebook campaign and petition, they have now left town.

Pity the same couldn't be done with the current Irish political parties.

aaronjumper · 03-03-2016 12:59AM

As long as the animals are happy and not being mistreated what is the harm?

Moving animals is wrong so take your animals and move on.
If the animals are being mistreated I fail to see how this is a win.

NIMAN · 03-03-2016 12:59AM

Circus sorted.

Drug dealers next?

Witchie · 03-03-2016 01:06AM

aaronjumper wrote: »

As long as the animals are happy and not being mistreated what is the harm?

Moving animals is wrong so take your animals and move on.
If the animals are being mistreated I fail to see how this is a win.

By sending out the message that a circus with animals will not be tolerated in our town and hopefully all of Ireland, they will see that there is no money to be made exploiting the animals and then it will stop.

This circus has already been banned in the Netherlands where it is from and I think it is time for a European, and in fact world wide ban on them so that these poor animals are no longer harmed.

Read more about them and the campaign to stop them here

kneemos · 03-03-2016 01:09AM

Witchie wrote: »

By sending out the message that a circus with animals will not be tolerated in our town and hopefully all of Ireland, they will see that there is no money to be made exploiting the animals and then it will stop.

This circus has already been banned in the Netherlands where it is from and I think it is time for a European, and in fact world wide ban on them so that these poor animals are no longer harmed.

Read more about them and the campaign to stop them here

So the animals get sold for lion food?

Witchie · 03-03-2016 01:12AM

kneemos wrote: »

So the animals get sold for lion food?

In an ideal world they will be brought to live out their lives in a nice safe safari park. Hopefully that is what will happen but if unfortunately they are not, at least if we can prevent others having to live this life and stop this cruelty it will be a step forward.

fatknacker · 03-03-2016 01:32AM

"All my life, I wanted to be a performing animal"

Said Mr Elephant.

"...oh how I love to hear, how they adore me so. They. And they. They LOVE. Me? Too?"

"How I wish I could take to the stage just one last time. Is there any justice left in this world? Aren't we, too, deserving of fame and admiration? I was born for this. We were born for this. It's all we know. And what we know...well. It's a damn ruddy good show!"

roverrules · 03-03-2016 01:34AM

Witchie wrote: »

By sending out the message that a circus with animals will not be tolerated in our town and hopefully all of Ireland, they will see that there is no money to be made exploiting the animals and then it will stop.

This circus has already been banned in the Netherlands where it is from and I think it is time for a European, and in fact world wide ban on them so that these poor animals are no longer harmed.

Read more about them and the campaign to stop them here

Now showing at your local meat counter.

pablo128 · 03-03-2016 01:42AM

What's the point of a circus if it has no animals?

The Backwards Man · 03-03-2016 01:44AM

I went to a zoo for the first time since I was 10 a few weeks ago.

Captivity is no place to keep wild aminals in.

darkpagandeath · 03-03-2016 01:44AM

Would this be the same kind of good doers that let an invasive freshwater species go in Dublin bay that promptly died ?

Ice Maiden · 03-03-2016 01:47AM

Good gesture Witchie. Social media is great, but what is sometimes typical of it also is when something like this is slated because it's only one cause - and apparently one should only look after all causes in order to be consistent (according to many who don't make a stand for any cause).

Never mind all that though - you did something to make whatever bit of a difference you could, good job.

TheLastMohican · 03-03-2016 01:48AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I went to a zoo for the first time since I was 10 a few weeks ago.

Captivity is no place to keep wild aminals in.

Then what about the bipeds in the Dail?

humberklog · 03-03-2016 01:49AM

I don't mind animals in a circus too much but clowns really annoy me.

I'd say more animals if it meant less clowns.

dr.fuzzenstein · 03-03-2016 01:51AM

pablo128 wrote: »

What's the point of a circus if it has no animals?

Plenty point:
https://www.cirquedusoleil.com

The Backwards Man · 03-03-2016 01:52AM

TheLastMohican wrote: »

Then what about the bipeds in the Dail?

My wee doggy has more sense than any of them bastards. I'm actually thinking of standing her in the next inevitable election. She'll keep all you yahoos on your toes.

The Backwards Man · 03-03-2016 01:54AM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Plenty point:
https://www.cirquedusoleil.com

I went to one of them in Vegas. Two of them as a matter of fact. Load of balls. A circus needs a couple of clowns clowns and some eejit to shoot the apple of off the head of another eejit. No more, no less.

TheLastMohican · 03-03-2016 01:55AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

My wee doggy has more sense than any of them bastards. I'm actually thinking of standing her in the next inevitable election. She'll keep all you yahoos on your toes.

Arfff!

Your Face · 03-03-2016 01:58AM

That showed them.

The Backwards Man · 03-03-2016 01:59AM

TheLastMohican wrote: »

Arfff!

Have you heard a more sensible statement from any politician since Friday? Give her nuts in the morning, a half an apple at lunchtime and a dentastick before bed and my wee Lucky could run this country with two paws tied behind her back.

goz83 · 03-03-2016 02:29AM

Whats your stance on animals kept in a zoo?

What's your stance on animals kept in a house? I know some cat/dog owners domesticate their animals so much so, that they never ever keave the house!

Some of these save the world groups do more damage than anything else.

I'm not a fan of performing animals at a circus, but I see little difference between that and the people who turn their dogs into Elvis and Barbie and parade them around the dog shows....same for cats.

Ice Maiden · 03-03-2016 02:37AM

goz83 wrote: »

Whats your stance on animals kept in a zoo?

What's your stance on animals kept in a house? I know some cat/dog owners domesticate their animals so much so, that they never ever keave the house!

Some of these save the world groups do more damage than anything else.

I'm not a fan of performing animals at a circus, but I see little difference between that and the people who turn their dogs into Elvis and Barbie and parade them around the dog shows....same for cats.

And that's fine. Witchie didn't say anything about approving of the above.

03-03-2016 05:54AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I went to a zoo for the first time since I was 10 a few weeks ago.

Captivity is no place to keep wild aminals in.

You were 10 a few weeks ago?

Christ.

03-03-2016 05:57AM

goz83 wrote: »

Whats your stance on animals kept in a zoo?

What's your stance on animals kept in a house? I know some cat/dog owners domesticate their animals so much so, that they never ever keave the house!

Some of these save the world groups do more damage than anything else.

I'm not a fan of performing animals at a circus, but I see little difference between that and the people who turn their dogs into Elvis and Barbie and parade them around the dog shows....same for cats.

Yep, I always laugh at people in apartments with cats and dogs - that must be dead inside - giving out about animal welfare.

pickarooney · 03-03-2016 07:53AM

Witchie wrote: »

The Belly Wien Circus was due to perform in Monaghan this weekend but due to a successful Facebook campaign and petition, they have now left town.

The protest surrounds the fact that this circus has many animals including elephants. As a society we are now coming to realise that moving animals such as this around countries and using them as entertainment is inhumane.

I for one am proud of my fellow campaigners for helping put a halt to this sick show in my town and would hope that others will do the same in their towns to finally get the message across to circuses that using animals like this is not acceptable.

How do you feel about animals being used as entertainment in this way?

So Monaghan's answer to animals being moved around was to make them move on again?

Dr Turk Turkelton · 03-03-2016 08:01AM

Witchie: he's the hero Monaghan deserves not the one it needs.

Buona Fortuna · 03-03-2016 08:17AM

When I was young I wanted to run away and join the circus.

aaronjumper · 03-03-2016 08:21AM

Buona Fortuna wrote: »

When I was young I wanted to run away and join the circus.

If they have to get rid of the animals they might be willing to take you in now.

People Power - Circus run out of town.

Comments