Animal entertainers often are caged or confined in small space with only a few square feet to spare. Also, captive animals typically do not have access to basic necessities such as food, water, and veterinary care. Many poets who advocate against animal entertainment sympathize with the animals. Two of those poets are Paul Laurence Dunbar, author of Sympathy, and Maya Angelou, who had written Caged Bird. In both poems, the authors compare animals in captibity to a “caged bird”, and describe the pain, anxiety, and fear that the caged bird must endure (Dunbar,
Animal entertainers often are caged or confined in small space with only a few square feet to spare. Also, captive animals typically do not have access to basic necessities such as food, water, and veterinary care. Many poets who advocate against animal entertainment sympathize with the animals. Two of those poets are Paul Laurence Dunbar, author of Sympathy, and Maya Angelou, who had written Caged Bird. In both poems, the authors compare animals in captibity to a “caged bird”, and describe the pain, anxiety, and fear that the caged bird must endure (Dunbar,