City officials in Norfolk, Virginia, denied the Garden Bros. Circus permits to exhibit elephants at shows in the city and prevented the circus from using a horse with a swollen eye.
City of Norfolk, Virginia, Bars Garden Bros. Circus From Using Elephants and Horse With Swollen Eye
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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?” READ MORE
— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind