I don't understand how people can overlook the cruelty behind our lifestyle, including the circus. God didn't not put animals on this planet for the sake of human entertainment. I seen those elephants in the parade at the Azalea Festival and they looked miserable. You could hear the comments from the people in the crowd. Of course they're unhappy. You could see the trainer with the bull hook just hitting the poor thing in the leg. Would you want to be paraded down the street with some guy constantly hitting you with a bull hook? The fact of the matter is, is that some people care & some people don't. Those that choose ignorance is bliss choose to be manipulated. It's not just the circus that is cruel to life but many of the things that are apart of your everyday life. No one wants to think about it. I may be one of a handful that protest things like the circus and the majority of people will ignore the message. You choose to be informed and you choose to have a voice. I choose to be informed & speak out for those who can't. For all those who want to critize that... who's going to speak for you when you can't. Please educate yourself, especially if you're planning on contributing to something as cruel as the circus.