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Feds Punish Carson & Barnes for Elephant Escape After Tip-Off From PETA

After PETA notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture that an elderly elephant named Viola had escaped from Jordan World Circus while in Butte, Montana, for a performance in April 2024, the feds cited her exhibitor, the notorious Carson & Barnes Circus, for not properly securing her and failing to protect her from potential injury. Viola had escaped at least twice before—in 2010 and 2014. In 2021, a PETA investigation revealed that she was being forced to perform daily despite having chronically swollen feet and showing signs of other ailments that affected her hind legs.

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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”

— Ingrid Newkirk, PETA Founder and co-author of Animalkind

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