“Yes good letter thye are using the animals in thw rong way. How can people learn from the circus. Put it this way in the wrong way”

“I entirely agree with the views expressed by Paul Thomas and Elizabeth Allison.

I was appalled and extremely disappointed to read that Leicester was to go against, once highly-held principles, and copy Nottingham's recent, regrettable decision to welcome a travelling circus, which exploits and incorporates majestic wild animals into its shows.

This is surely a misguided and backward step and to be vigorously condemned as both degrading and unethical.

Shame on the Leicester Mercury for giving such generous publicity to this type of event, especially as some letters of protest to the Letter's Page seem to have gone unpublished!

Having watched the excellent television series 'The Secret Life of Elephants' earlier this year, I find it inconceivable that anyone could find the use of elephants, or any other wild animal for that matter, acceptable as a form of entertainment.

It is to be hoped that audiences will vote with their feet and that other cities and venues, more enlightened than ours, will vigorously discourage and outlaw any performing circus, where captive wild animals are used, by refusing to grant licences and permission for such shows to go ahead.

Linda J. Bodicoat”