Written by PETA
Not convinced that one can make a difference? When University of Florida (UF) student—and former PETA intern—Jared Misner found out that the school's alumni association was offering discounted tickets to the hideously cruel Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, he met with the leaders of the group. After Jared let the alumni association know that PETA exposés have revealed that Ringling abuses animals in fear-based and violent training sessions—dragging baby elephants away from their mothers, slamming them to the ground, gouging them with steel-tipped bullhooks, and shocking them with electric prods—the group pledged never to promote the circus again!
Kudos to Jared, who will receive PETA's One Can Make a Difference Award. And remember, never hesitate to speak out against animal abuse—yours might be the voice that saves an animal's life.
Written by Jeff Mackey
Ringling = abuse to animals. I will never, ever go!!!
Good for you Jard xo
Really Thank you,Jared for standing up for a voiceless prisoner's at that horrible circus. I went to Ringling Bros show one time and never went back. One poor Tiger was terrified and had a large rancid bone covered in green flies in his cage which was sitting in the middle of a boiling hot parking lot in July in Louisiana. All animals in ANY circus or carnival should and must be freed to a retreat just for them.
mch
Very inspirational. Thank you for doing that Jared!
Great work - go, Jared!!
By signing up here and giving us your details, you are acknowledging that you've read and you agree to our privacy policy.
If you have a general question for PETA and would like a response, please e-mail Info@peta.org. If you need to report cruelty to an animal, please click here. If you are reporting an animal in imminent danger and know where to find the animal and if the abuse is taking place right now, please call your local police department. If the police are unresponsive, please call PETA immediately at 757-622-7382 and press 2.
Follow PETA on Twitter!