Help Educate Ringling Circus Patrons In San Jose

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Please

join Citizens for Cruelty-Free Entertainment to protest Ringling Bros.

Circus'  inherent cruelty of forcing animals to live and perform in the

circus. Signs and leaflets are provided at the leafleting times listed

below. For more information call 650.248.4489.

SAN JOSE ARENA (HP PAVILION) in San Jose, meet at the corner of Autumn and Santa Clara Streets

Aug 19, Wed .. 6p

Aug 20, Thu .... 6p

Aug 21, Fri ...... 6p

Aug 22, Sat .... 12:45p and 5:30p

Aug 23, Sun ... 12:45p and 5:30p

 

Ringling Bros. was on trial earlier this year, for violating the Endangered Species Act, and Ringling employees' testimony revealed what activists have known for years:

All

the Ringling handlers strike the elephants with a bullhook (a weapon

resembling a fireplace poker). ** PETA just released a great new

undercover video, taken this year, of Ringling employees beating and

hitting elephants. Visit www.circuses.com to view the video and take action. **

Elephants are chained 16 to 22.5 hours a day, often much longer when they are on the train.

Baby elephants

are taken from their mothers to be broken and trained to do unnatural

tricks for the circus. The " Breaking process " involves: (1) taking the

baby elephants from their mothers while they are still nursing; (2)

isolating the babies from all other elephants; (3) tying the babies up

so they are severely restricted in their movement and not even able to

turn around; and (4) hitting the babies with bullhooks.  One baby

elephant was tied up for four months and only untied for 40 minutes a

day to be trained. ** A truly traumatic ordeal for little baby elephants and their mothers. ** The Ringling trial continues and a ruling is expected later this summer or Fall.

Please join us to let Ringling know they are not welcome in the Bay Area.www.ringlingabusesanimals.com

Pat Cuviello