# How bad are circuses?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 20, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-are-circuses/589758 "2011-07-20T20:40:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Susanann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@Susanann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susanann)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-are-circuses/589758/6 "2011-07-20T21:16:29Z")

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> [@filmyak](#):
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> On the other hand, I abhor animal cruelty, and have heard plenty of rumors and allegations.

Well, you could stop going to the circus and convince everyone else not to go, that way, the circus will go bankrupt, lay off all the workers, and kill all the animals. Would that make you feel better?

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