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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Our elected officials must recognize that beating elephants with bullhooks—heavy batons with a sharp metal hook on the end that can tear elephants’ skin—and whipping tigers until they cringe and cower, are ethically indefensible. June 16, 2014' Why is the United States lagging so far behind?

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

and Barnum & Bailey are dedicated to providing the very best of care for all our animals, especially the Asian elephant. June 19, 2014 The writer is vice president, corporate communications, for Feld Entertainment, parent company of Ringling Bros. Despite the claims made in the letter, circuses like Ringling Bros.