[Zippy]

depends how theyre trained and treated. Some animals do enjoy performing...like dogs and, er, dolphins. Especially if they get rewarded with food.

but big animals like elephants require huge control or they will just not obey some little man. And, sadly, its usually through physical punishment.

There needs to be tougher checks done to ensure the animals are all healthy and well looked after. But it is possible to have happy animals in a circus if theyre run by animal lovers and not just ruthless business men.