Admiration and yet disgust
As much as I admire the courage and the act of the performance of the age old Circus Spectacle that is the Lion tamer. Seeing these most noble of animals these kings of the African Savannah, being caged and being used to put on a show...breaks my heart and I cannot in good conscience sit here in this Circus and not feel utterly heartbroken for these poor animals my eyes tear up for them. From my seat I could see that these lionesses we being crammed into what can only be called an entrance tunnel. At least eight to ten of them standing in a cramped and confined space head to tail, whilst simultaneously the caged tunnel was being beaten and whipped with men shouting at them...there I am a paying customer an observer to this utter crime against nature feeling sick to my stomach at what I am witnessing. These animals are not domestic dogs that enjoy being on show and are happy to be trained and to perform. These animals are the apex predator in Africa...they are the