I'm all for animal welfare, and not for animal rights.
Animals do not have rights. We should be held accountable for how they are treated. They don't have a voice to speak for their rights. Once someone else is speaking for them, then they have no rights, and the person is assuming all responsibility.. which is a keeper, not a advocate.
Not to debate, but animal welfare is being concerned that the animals are being treated fairly and being kept in a responsible healthy manner. Boycotting circuses that use animals is a animal welfare issue to me.