Circus Act

The more I hear about these dispicable acts the more I am determined to spread the word for these animals.  Some may look away and think there isn't anything they can do to change it.  That is far from true.  We can make a difference by spreading the word to our friends and family.  Maybe they didn't know.  Maybe they didn't realize what goes on behind the scenes.  Now is your chance to spread awareness.  Be the voice they don't have.  I would never take my child to a Circus.  This is not what animals were meant to do.  They are not supposed to suffer for our amusement! 

Action against Ringling for abusing the animals in its care. In recent meetings, unequivocal evidence of animal abuse, including beatings, the death of a lion, lame elephants forced to perform despite chronic pain, and a baby elephant who died during a training routine. Had recently filed a new formal request for action against Ringling, and the attorneys had met with the USDA's general counsel and urged her to begin enforcement proceedings.

Photographic evidence that baby elephants at Ringling's training compound are torn away from their mothers and subjected to violent training sessions so that they will learn how to perform tricks, as well as video footage from a PETA investigation showing how elephants used by Ringling are whipped, beaten, and yanked by heavy, sharp steel-tipped bullhooks behind the scenes, prior to performing.

In addition to receiving the largest civil penalty ever assessed against an exhibitor under the AWA, Ringling must now provide all employees who handle animals with training and hire a staff member dedicated to AWA compliance. We will see how that goes.

This is a great start, but no one should forget that elephants and other animals pay the price every time anyone buys a ticket to the circus. Please, ask all the parents you know not to take their children to this cruel show, and explain why.