Traveling circuses should be put to rest
After reading the editorial from the Thursday, Aug. 2, La Jolla Village News (“Ringling Circus puts elephants in the spotlight,” page 3), I am absolutely convinced that the old past era of traveling circuses is indeed over. This form of so-called entertainment worked well in the past, but should be put to rest with the dinosaurs. A glimpse of circus life never shows the back stage of animal cruelty and neglect. Any normal person would not want their money spent on propagation of more animal cruelty and neglect, much less allowing their children to view what appears to be a happy place, but is actually shrouded in dark practices of chaining, hooking, beatings, exhaustion and possible death in hot cages.
I am thankful that a few people (like Florence Lambert) continue to spend tireless hours in efforts to assist all circus animals, hopefully soon, to an emancipation from chains and cages. Because of articles like yours, the public is becoming enlightened to the ongoing cruelty circus animals must endure for an ever-shrinking audience. I also beg that the USDA practice their full task of compliance with required humane conditions. I request no one accept free tickets, buy tickets, or attend the circus. In this way, we can assist with ending the circus!
Dianna Isley, Carlsbad
Parking meters work
As a business owner, I support paid on-street parking and community-based parking management solutions in the Village of La Jolla. It has worked in other communities and it’s time that we did something that reinvests dollars right back in to our community with new trash cans, better lighting, and more parking for our customers with a parking garage. Parking meters work in other cities and even in other San Diego neighborhoods. It’s time we did something about our parking problems.
Sonia Ortega Jaykell, Truffles Cafe owner