If You Like "Good Boy" And "Black Cat" Comics, You Will Love Their Creator’s Newest Release
Jenny Jinya has built a huge audience by turning animal stories into comics that hit hard and stay with readers. Her work is known for mixing striking art with messages about abandonment, pollution, habitat loss, and cruelty.
Now, the creator behind Good Boy and Black Cat is back with a new comic focused on circus animal abuse. This time, she uses a lion to show how wild animals can be forced to perform for human entertainment, even when the cost is obvious.
The comic is already sparking reactions, and the conversation around it is just getting started.
Jenny states that, of course, not all circuses are bad. “Now, there are [some] where, instead of wild animals, huge holograms inspire the audience. Or even circuses that show no animals at all, but rely completely on their human acrobats and clowns. I hope this trend will spread.”
Unfortunately, some circuses continue the practice of live animal shows. It’s not just the act itself that harms the animals.
“Moving locations each week means they spend most of the year in temporary accommodations. The animals may be confined for hours, even days, in their traveling cages, with their only respite being either limited time in an exercise cage, being rehearsed, or performing,” the organization states on its website. “It is impossible for a traveling menagerie to provide circus animals with the facilities they need.”
Jenny chose a lion for this comic, but she emphasizes that she is speaking on behalf of all animals that are abused so that their owners can sell more tickets. “It wouldn’t have mattered if I had shown a lion or an elephant. Wild animals belong in freedom; they should sleep in the sun, hunt, and protect their families. They should not jump through hoops because they will be punished if they refuse,” the artist clarified.
The artist’s primary goal is to help those who don’t have a voice to speak up for themselves.
And here’s how people reacted to Jenny’s comic:
And the internet roar debate over zoos is real, just like Lincoln Park Zoo’s lion’s viral roar.
And here’s how people reacted to Jenny’s comic:
For a heartbreaking “first grass” moment, see Tarzan and Tanya’s transition after eight years of circus captivity.
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