Join Citizens for Cruelty-Free Entertainment to Protest Ringling Bros. Circus

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Pat Cuviello [pcuvie]

Thursday, July 23, 2009 12:27 PM

Sage, Mike

Join Citizens for Cruelty-Free Entertainment to Protest Ringling Bros.

Circus

 

 

Ringling Bros. Circus is bringing their animal abuse to Oakland and San Jose

from August 12- 23.

Please Join Citizen's For Cruelty-Free Entertainment to protest Ringling Bros.

Circus' inherent cruelty towards the animals they force to perform in their

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

For more information call 650.248.4489.

 

OAKLAND COLISEUM/ARENA in Oakland, between Hegenberger Rd. and 66th Ave., right

next to the 880 freeway.

 

Aug 12, Wed .. 6p

Aug 13, Thu .... 6p

Aug 14, Fri ...... 6p

Aug 15, Sat .... 12:45p and 5:30p

Aug 16, Sun ... 2:45p

 

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

Sts.

 

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:

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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. The

video can be viewed at www.circuses.com<http://www.circuses.com/> **

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

the train.

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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.

Pat Cuviello