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Protest The Cruelest Show On Earth (SCHEDULE BY CITY)

February 27, 2013

(CIRCUS PROTEST) For the rest of the year, filthy, poorly ventilated boxcars with the logo “Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus” will tour the country carrying creatures of the wild in chains and cages. Elephants, monkeys, big cats, and other circus animals will be forced to travel for an average of more than 26 hours—and as long as 60 to 100 hours, all in the name of “entertainment.”  Here’s how you can join the circus protest and find great information on how to get involved. — Global Animal

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PETA Says No To Animal Practice’s Monkey Business

October 23, 2012

(ANIMAL WELFARE) In opposition of animal abuse in Hollywood, PETA is protesting NBC’s new show “Animal Practice” for their use of a capuchin monkey named Crystal.  PETA members gathered outside NBC Studios in North Hollywood dressed in black clothing and wearing monkey masks while holding signs that read: “NBC: Animal Mal-Practice” and “I Don’t Want to Be in Your Damn TV Show.” Now, PETA is taking their protest to 30 Rock. Members plan to demonstrate outside NBC Studios in Rockefeller Center today at noon. — Global Animal

 

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Circus Deals Aren’t Making Everyone Happy

August 12, 2012

(CIRCUS CRUELTY) Circus animals live a life of terror, abuse, and misery, and one company is aiding in its continuance. Groupon offers discounts for circuses, despite a whirlwind of outcry and petition from animal rights activists. Circuses, like the Ringling Bros., are merely animal cruelty disguised and disgraceful forms of entertainment for all audiences. Read on to learn more about Groupon’s involvement and outside protest. — Global Animal

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The Cruelest Show On Earth (VIDEO)

July 11, 2012

(CIRCUS CRUELTY) The Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus is almost in town, and with them they bring animal abuse and cruelty. The circus has years of animal misconduct on its hands, from physical harm to improper feeding. The list goes on. Animals that belong in the wild are enslaved and forced to perform unnatural tricks for entertainment. — Global Animal

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Boycott The Big Top: Join The Circus Protest (SCHEDULE BY CITY)

July 10, 2012

(CIRCUS ANIMAL CRUELTY/PROTEST) Trucks filled with chained Barnum & Bailey Circus animal “performers” are rolling into cities across the country to “entertain” kids with tricks taught by torture. Here’s how to join the circus protest near you. Also, find info on how you – and your children – can get involved in an alternative animal-friendly event that celebrates animals and compassion. — Global Animal

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Elephants Take To The Sky In Style

April 1, 2012

(CELEBRITY NEWS) CALIFORNIA — Bob Barker has made a name for himself with his tireless efforts protecting the world’s animals. Now, he’s stepping up for retired circus elephants. Paying a staggering $880,000 to privately fly three elephants to an elephant sanctuary in California, any price is right for Barker if it goes to saving animal lives. After being notified that traveling by trucks would compromise the survival of one of the three giant mammals, Barker offered to pay for the private flight inside a Russian cargo plane. Read on for details about how the former “Price is Right” host is giving more than money to animals in need. — Global Animal 

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UK Big Tops Go Animal Free

March 1, 2012

(ANIMAL NEWS) Lions, tigers, and bears, no more—in British circuses, that is. Ministers in the UK are trying to pass legislation that would ban circuses from using wild animals for entertainment. They have already banned the use of elephants, and now they want to take it a step further, proposing strict animal regulations that will eventually lead to the outlaw of performing animals. That means no more lion taming, no more snake charmers, and definitely no more dancing bears. Don’t worry, the tight-rope walkers aren’t going anywhere. Read more to find out how the UK wants to keep wild animals where they belong, in the wild.  — Global Animal

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Shocking (Literally): Torture, Not Water, For Elephants In Movie

May 11, 2011

(CIRCUS ANIMAL ABUSE) – More video has emerged showing that training elephants relies on electric shock and bull hooks, even for “Rosie,” the animal star of Water For Elephants, a movie, ironically, about the torture of an elephant. Water for Elephants, a romantic drama set in a 1930s animal circus starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson, is premiering this month. The film’s biggest star is 45-year-old Asian elephant Tai, who plays Rosie, supplied by the performing animal supplier Have Trunk Will Travel, who trained her with electric shock and bull hooks.

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