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PETA Pachyderm Ellie to Hand Out Activity Books Following Revelation of Ringling's Violent Treatment of Baby Elephants
For Immediate Release: April 27, 2010
Contact: Virginia Fort 757-622-7382
Columbus, Ohio -- An "elephant" with a bloody bandage wrapped around a wound on her head will greet students as they leave Montrose Elementary tomorrow. The elephant will hand out activity booklets and explain to kids and their parents that animals used by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus--which is scheduled to visit Columbus soon--are jabbed with spiked, metal bullhooks and beaten to make them perform difficult tricks that are confusing and sometimes painful to them.
Where: Montrose Elementary, 2555 E. Main St., near the intersection of E. Main Street and S. Remington Road, ColumbusWhen: Tuesday, April 27, 3 p.m.
"If children knew how animals suffer behind the scenes, their smiles would quickly turn to frowns," says PETA Director Debbie Leahy.
PETA has released dozens of never-before-seen photos taken inside Ringling's Florida training center by a veteran elephant handler. The photos expose how still-nursing baby elephants are captured rodeo-style and dragged away from their mothers. The babies scream and struggle frantically as they are wrestled, stretched out, slammed to the ground, gouged with steel-tipped bullhooks, and shocked with electric prods. These abusive sessions go on for several hours a day for up to a year.
For more information, please visit PETA's Web site RinglingBeatsAnimals.com.