Written by PETA
More than a dozen PETA members in Tampa, Florida, recently got a jump-start on telling Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus exactly what they think of the cruelest show on Earth. The protesters showed their disapproval by gathering along the route that the circus's animal train took to the St. Pete Times Forum, where the circus will be performing.
Um, excuse me. Is parading 3-ton animals through the streets safe for anyone?
The protesters received many waves and honks of support from rush-hour drivers, and they plan to reunite for more demonstrations during Ringling's shows.
In other big-top news, two Lansing, Michigan, businesses dropped their sponsorship of the Caravan Circus after learning from PETA and a local student group that elephants in circuses are beaten with sharp bullhooks and spend most of their lives in chains. PETA is sending both companies a Compassionate Business Award to thank them for taking a stand against circus cruelty.
Written by Michelle Sherrow
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has four open investigations into Ringling: one for the death of a baby elephant, one for the beating of another, one for the death of a lion who died of heatstroke in a stifling boxcar, and one for an incident in which two elephants ran amok in Puerto Rico, with one sustaining a bone-deep gash. PETA’s undercover investigator traveled with Ringling’s Red Unit for several months through numerous states and documented routine, systemic abuse of elephants and tigers at the hands of multiple Ringling workers, including an animal superintendent, a Ringling head elephant trainer, and other Ringling trainers, handlers, and workers. Please visit www.ringlingbeatsanimals.com for more details about the investigation, to watch the video, and to learn about what you can do to help end the violence.
@ CourtneyP. To take action against Ringling, and participate in any upcoming demonstrations, please join PETA's Action Team here: www.peta.org/.../default.aspx. We look forward to hearing from you!
The ringling circus just started today in jacksonville, is there a website for a local protest? Im planning to go on saturday and protest! please let me know
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