Animals have been an ‘essential’ part of the entertainment industry (read: circus) for so long now that it was almost next to impossible to not think of one while giving the other a thought.
However, several countries have banned the use of animals in circuses, Circus Roncalli, a German circus decided to get creative along with spreading a message about animal cruelty.
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According to reports, the circus used 3D holographic images to fill an 105 ft wide and 5 meters deep arena.
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The audience had the opportunity to experience elephants, horses and even a goldfish which were produced by special effects provided by eleven different projectors.
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Not always like this, the circus was initially like any other and used real animals for their shows. However, after their founder, Bernhard Paul invested more than $500,000 dollars to use holographic images instead, there was no going back.
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The fight to free animals from captivity and circuses has been going on for a while now with several activists accusing the same of mistreatment of animals. This is a great way to spread the message and conserve our wildlife.
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The internet expressed its approval of this step and shared their opinions on Twitter.
This is so brilliant to see! I can only imagine what those poor circus animals go through every single day especially just for pure entertainment and profit in pockets. Smiles on kids faces with a magic filled experience rather than tortured animals,… https://t.co/uNUMQjINND
— Ivy Janelle (@ivy_dawson) June 5, 2019
Amazing! 👏 A German #circus has created the world’s first-ever holographic circus animal show, replacing its previous live animal performances with high-tech, humane entertainment 🎪🐘https://t.co/53fXfiHafV
— Animal Justice (@AnimalJustice) June 3, 2019
Circus in Germany uses Holograms instead of animals to stop the mistreatment!!!!
— DRACARYS 🔥🔥🔥🐉 (@sooitskara) June 1, 2019
AND IT LOOKS BETTER 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/mL6bH9Hyfg
Ok this is pretty amazing. Germany’s Circus Roncalli uses Holograms instead of real animals to stop mistreatment and abuse that animals are subjected to in real circuses. pic.twitter.com/BzGF2eccGX
— Monica (@desiboho) May 30, 2019
This is a great initiative and hopefully, this becomes the norm.