All and All,
All and all, this journey into the blogging world has been quite the adventure. Filled with lots of pictures, articles, and even video, my research was also quite the adventure.
I am glad i chose the topic of animal cruelty, specifically in the circus, for my theme. I was always an animal lover as i have stated in this blog before, but i have learned more than i expected through my research and blogging assignments. I would say that the majority if not all of us have learned more than we expected at first. There is so much information out there; it just takes a little time and curiosity to find it all.
I never really was informed about all the different issues pertaining the circus animal cruelty. I had no idea there was a lawsuit against the Ringling Bros. (which i think is legit despite their denials of the charges). The most shocking and probably the most interesting information that i found was that PETA members aren’t as heroic as many make them out to be. I was so shocked to find out that they have (and i dont doubt they still are) disposed of dead animals illegaly… none the less in a grocery store dumpster!!! I mean really? PETA members..? I hope others were just as shocked and disgusted with PETA as i was when i discovered this information. How could so many people who claim to be for “the ethical treatement of animals” actually treat animals is such a way? If you really have no idea what i am talking about you can click here and it will take you to the extended blog page that i wrote which includes a link to the article.
I think after working on this blog all semester long that i will take a lot more knowledge about the topic than i had before. I have somewhat of a feeling that you cant really trust what people say? i guess, if that makes sense. Or even that you may not know what is really going on “scenes.” It is exactly what i had been talking about all semester… you dont know about the animal cruelty unless you do the research or you know what happens behind the scenes at the circus! And many wouldnt know about PETA’s not so ethical actions because of what their reputation is and what they are known for. i am not so much distrusting in everything that major companies say but i will just be more careful about what i actually believe to be true.
