http://thefishpond.in/nisha/2009/animals-humans-and-circus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=animals-humans-and-circus placid, never! Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:23:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thefishpond.in/nisha/2009/animals-humans-and-circus/#comment-425 nisha Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:31:29 +0000 http://thefishpond.in/?p=548#comment-425 As far as the issue of the wild animals is concerned the Environment Ministry has issued an order to 'protect' these animals. Ofcourse, one will have to think how safe these animals would be in a zoo. The people who train and look after the animals and the Ring Boys belong to the lowest strata of the circus hierarchy. Nobody seems to have taken note of the "unemployment" issue of these people seriously (which again hints to the stigma these people might be having outside the world of circus). But circus also have a flexible system where the ring boys could become stars having learned the acrobatic feats or a helper of an animal trainer could become a Ring boy or even a manager. (not so easily as i may sound, though.) As far as the issue of the wild animals is concerned the Environment Ministry has issued an order to ‘protect’ these animals. Ofcourse, one will have to think how safe these animals would be in a zoo.
The people who train and look after the animals and the Ring Boys belong to the lowest strata of the circus hierarchy. Nobody seems to have taken note of the “unemployment” issue of these people seriously (which again hints to the stigma these people might be having outside the world of circus). But circus also have a flexible system where the ring boys could become stars having learned the acrobatic feats or a helper of an animal trainer could become a Ring boy or even a manager. (not so easily as i may sound, though.)

]]> http://thefishpond.in/nisha/2009/animals-humans-and-circus/#comment-416 josh sreedharn Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:12:04 +0000 http://thefishpond.in/?p=548#comment-416 nisha has brought to our attention the plight of the circus community. but what is the solution to this paradoxical issue - save the wild animals from the brute man and help the unemployed to rehabilitate themselves. nisha has brought to our attention the plight of the circus community. but what is the solution to this paradoxical issue – save the wild animals from the brute man and help the unemployed to rehabilitate themselves.

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