When people think of a circus, usually they imagine bright lights, peanuts and cheerful animals jumping through hoops and balancing on pedestals. But the truth is much darker. The animals are only doing the tricks due to the fear of what might happen if they don’t. An example of this is of an elephant named

I remember the day vividly. My sister and I were driving to the grocery store to pick up forgotten items from previous runs by my mom. We came to an intersection, turning to the left, when a car came speeding through the stop sign without hesitation and directly struck my passenger side door. Thankfully, everyone