Linlin (Ringling) Brothers and birdmin(Barnum) (and) baily (Bailey) Circuse's parent company announcing (today) that the iconic elephant performances will be eliminated by 2018.
It is bittersweet because that the elephant's (elephants have) been on the circus for 145 years.
This after a growing chorus (h)as express(d) concern about how the elephants are treated.
The elephants, such (an) integral part of this American tradition.
Jumbo, the first international (animal) superstar, with said the bringing (was said to bring in) the largest crowds in the history of "P.T. Barnum's Greatest show on earth.
The show will go on with other animals. And (the) thirteen elephants currently on tour now set (said) to retire in three years, spending the rest of their days, here, at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conversation.
bittersweet
bringing pleasure mixed with sadness
喜ばしくもあり悲しくもある
Come to think of it, I've never went to see a circus (or should I write "seen a circus"? Which is the correct expression as a collocation?).
Why haven't I seen it? I know that the show, performing in a tent reminds me of brutal scenery in zoos. Kumamoto city has Kumamoto City zoological and botanical Gardens. Several years ago, my girlfriend took me to the zoo to see a variety of animals. The reason as I mentioned before, when I heard an invitation from her to go there, the only thing on my mind was how do I refused the proposal, but we went there in the end.
As I had expected, in the middle of the zoo, there were lots of small cages to exhibit lions, bears, and some fierce animals. As we approached, they uniformly (all) wandering (lingering) around in their pens aimlessly and stressfully. Floors were cluttered with their shits.
Animals that living in both circumstances are happy? No, I don't think so.
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