January 2008
When PETA was alerted to the Atlanta Motor Speedway’s plans to use elephants from the Cole Bros. Circus in a cruel drag race, we sent documents highlighting the circus’s dismal track record of elephant care and a laundry list of U.S. Department of Agriculture violations to the president of the speedway. Upon receiving our information, the racetrack quickly responded that elephants did not perform in the drag races because of the concerns that had been raised!
