Blogging About Critters Since 2007

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Ringling Brothers Circus Faces Lawsuit Over Elephants

Four animal welfare groups brought suit against the circus back in 2003. A decision will soon come in a DC courtroom.
The charges state that “Ringling Bros. engages in these unlawful activities by routinely beating elephants to ‘train’ them, ‘discipline’ them, and keep them under control” and that the elephants are chained in place for long periods of time and frequently hit with bullhooks, a wooden pole about two feet long that has a sharp metal hook at one end.

The lawsuit is bringing to light what many elephant experts and animal advocates have known for years: that these large, powerful and intelligent animals cannot be confined, subdued and forced to perform without a significant amount of physical force.

1 comment:

Melly said...

It's about time that someone busted these guys. Do you know how much they made off of torturing animals this year? The Ringling Bros Circus tickets website reports that they've sold over 1 billion tickets to show worldwide. I can't even imagine how many animals had to suffer to get those tickets sold.

blog stats