This is so incredibly sad that it hurts to even type this. PLEASE take action! This beautiful and gentle creatures deserve to be free. Once again people, wake up! Taking your kids to the circus is not providing entertainment. It is merely teaching them that animal cruelty is okay and is acceptable.
Please go here(copy and paste) and SIGN and pass on..thankyou!
https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2783
A federal court recently ruled that a circus trainer and animal protection groups did not have legal standing to challenge Ringling's abuse of elephants
This is a horribly written action alert. It really doesn't go into the judges ruling. I found the above, but no explanation. I don't understand what having "legal standing" means. This ruling sounds stupid. I always thought our judicial system was just. No more. I've seen so many regional judges side with the wildlife agencies and townships over residents filing injunctions to stop the use of lethal weapons in their community that threatens the safety of their family getting thrown out for no good reason, other than Judge bias. Half of these judges are as crooked as the political system that they ran in.
Judge Hands Down Ruling in Ringling Case: Take Action Now
A baby elephant is trained at Ringling’s breeding center.
The ruling by a federal judge in the lawsuit against Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was not based on the lengthy record of indisputable cruelty to baby elephants, some of whom died during abusive training, or the cruelty to adult elephants who are beaten with bullhooks—the equivalent of a fireplace poker—time and time again. The judge's decision was based solely on the ruling that the former circus trainer and animal protection organizations do not have legal standing to raise these issues.
Just this year during an undercover investigation, PETA recorded Ringling trainers striking elephants with bullhooks backstage at circus shows. We also released shocking photos of baby elephants who were abused with ropes, chains, bullhooks, and electric prods at Ringling's training center.
During a six-week trial, evidence revealed that Ringling routinely abuses elephants with bullhooks and subjects them to prolonged chaining. Bullhooks have only one purpose—to inflict pain. The sharp metal hook bruises, punctures, and tears elephants' sensitive skin easily and often. Please urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to end the use of bullhooks and chains on elephants.
Thank you for your compassion for animals.
Sincerely,
RaeLeann Smith
Circus & Government Affairs Specialist
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