Urge Mall Owner to Drop Animal Acts-Pls send letter

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Urge Mall Owner to Drop Animal Acts-Pls send letter

 

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PETA Action Alerts -- October 29, 2000

 

SEND TO:

 

Richard S. Sokolov, President and Chief Operating

Officer

Simon Property Group, Inc.

115 W. Washington St.

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Tel.: 317-636-1600

Fax: 317-263-2318

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http://about.simon.com/contact_spg

 

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Please drop cruel animal acts!

 

Dear Mr. Sokolov,

 

I am outraged that Simon Property Group has been

hosting elephant rides and circuses, including Clyde

Beatty-Cole Bros. and Carson & Barnes. I urge you to

drop these cruel acts.

 

In five separate incidents, Beatty-Cole’s elephants

have killed two spectators, injured more than a dozen

others, and rampaged during performances, causing tens

of thousands of dollars in property damage. A humane

investigator found neglectful conditions at Carson &

Barnes, including failure to treat bloody injuries and

ponies with open, draining sores who were still being

ridden. Carson & Barnes was recently forced to cancel

two shows after fire officials deemed its tent unsafe.

 

 

Non-domesticated animals are inherently dangerous and

unpredictable. Elephant rides put young children at

serious risk of injury. The danger has become so

critical that the American Zoo and Aquarium

Association has advised zoological facilities to

discontinue elephant rides. Both circuses have had

tigers escape from their cages evoking panic in the

neighborhood and terrifying circus goers.

 

The circus industry depletes free-living elephant

populations and robs elephants of their families,

freedom, and natural habitat. Elephants are typically

chained and exotic cats, bears, and primates are kept

in small cages between shows and during transport

throughout the performance season, which lasts up to

50 weeks a year. Training methods often incorporate

whips, sharp bullhooks, and electrical shocking

devices to assert dominance and ensure that the

animals perform the specified trick on command.

 

I urge you not to support an industry that hauls

animals around to shopping malls where they are

subjected to ridicule and abuse. Please adopt a policy

prohibiting elephant rides and circuses with animal

acts at any of your malls.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

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