The Ethics of Animal Circuses
November 2008

“Animal circuses lack moral justification” is the conclusion in a new report written by Research Fellow in Moral Philosophy, Dr Elisa Aaltola, and published by CAPS.

The report looks at the ethics of using animals in circuses, in particular: the welfare of animals, the value of animals and understandings concerning animals.

Dr Aaltola states: “Animal circuses suggest to children that animals have no value in themselves, and that their welfare is of so little relevance that it may be broken for our own amusement.”

Click here to read the report.

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