tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149708523917505848.post4333653920408419814..comments2015-06-12T18:18:14.319-07:00Comments on Animals and Literature // I & J: Animals Rightssophiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15639166617807343294noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149708523917505848.post-57907117476007040532015-05-04T21:41:19.245-07:002015-05-04T21:41:19.245-07:00That's interesting that you bring it up becaus...That's interesting that you bring it up because I recently came across this picture http://40.media.tumblr.com/401f1d472adb70835552f4bdbc8b6395/tumblr_nkwovfLLyk1tdy033o1_500.jpg<br /><br />and it says that Ringling Brothers are to retire their Asian elephant herd to a conservation site by 2018.<br />http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/03/150305-ringling-bros-retires-asian-elephants-barnum-bailey/<br /><br />It is definitely a step in the right direction if a company, 145 years strong in including elephant acts, is putting a stop to them and emphasizing conservation. It does say, however, that their animal acts won't cease altogether because they still have performances including lions, tigers, dogs, horses and camels. Exploiting animals is not right, and it seems that they only pay the problem a mind if endangerment is involved. So does it take an species to be close to extinction for people to finally pay attention to them? Chelsea Palisochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716866058423563416noreply@blogger.com