I AM delighted to learn the Chinese State Circus is coming to Blackpool and would urge all those people who think a circus can only be spectacular when animals are in it to go and see this wonderful circus and see what real skills and daring acts are all about -- not abuse.

Animal-free means cruelty-free and the artistis are performing of their own choice. They do not spend their lives touring in beast wagons like a prisoner, deprived of a natural life, then receive the death sentence when too old to perform like circus animals.

The only kind and compassionate type of circus is one that does not use animals.

So, come on, don't miss the chance to see this accomplished circus, its entertainment for all the family and nobody will be disappointed!

Josephine Harwood, Bispham, Blackpool