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After Neglecting Elephants For 145 Years, Ringling Bros End Their Shows For Good
Last Sunday the elephants at Ringling Bros, one of America’s largest circuses, performed for the last time ever thanks to a public backlash over the years. The world’s most famous elephant show has come to an end after 145 years of existence. The elephants will be transferred to Ringling’s 200-acre Center for Elephant Conservation in Florida.
However, the centre is far from an elephant paradise as it’s “long known for chaining and keeping elephants on concrete and for using bullhooks and electric prods.” While getting rid of circus performances is a step in the right direction, it’s clear that more work still needs to be done before these animals can enjoy a safe and peaceful life.
More info: ringlingelephantcenter | Facebook (h/t: theanimalrescuesite)
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Last Sunday the elephants at Ringling Bros performed for the last time ever
The world’s most famous elephant show has come to an end after 145 years of existence
The elephants will be transferred to Ringling’s 200-acre Center for Elephant Conservation in Florida
While getting rid of circus performances is a step in the right direction, it’s clear that more work still needs to be done before these animals can enjoy a safe and peaceful life
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Donna Miceli 8 years ago
Sad when 'reporters' continue to propagate a lie because they have forgotten to fact check before they print. The sad thing is the whole case against them was a lie from the beginning. Once the case went to court the judge threw the whole thing out. HSUS was paying the one and only witness in the case He had only worked at Ringling Brothers for a month before he was fired. The judge suggested that they go after HSUS for racketeering. Ringling Brothers did and won. Sad thing is their was no way to bring back their reputation after all the years of slander and lies by the HSUS and the media. Ringling Brothers has the biggest breeding program of Asian elephants anywhere. Their population is dwindling around the world. Their best hope of survival is captive breeding programs and now the one that was actually doing some good has been slandered out of existence.
Gina Johnson 8 years ago
What also is sad is that PeTA has killed tens of thousands of animals in their care, yet Ringling Brothers gets the bad reputation.
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Donna Miceli 8 years ago
Sad when 'reporters' continue to propagate a lie because they have forgotten to fact check before they print. The sad thing is the whole case against them was a lie from the beginning. Once the case went to court the judge threw the whole thing out. HSUS was paying the one and only witness in the case He had only worked at Ringling Brothers for a month before he was fired. The judge suggested that they go after HSUS for racketeering. Ringling Brothers did and won. Sad thing is their was no way to bring back their reputation after all the years of slander and lies by the HSUS and the media. Ringling Brothers has the biggest breeding program of Asian elephants anywhere. Their population is dwindling around the world. Their best hope of survival is captive breeding programs and now the one that was actually doing some good has been slandered out of existence.
Gina Johnson 8 years ago
What also is sad is that PeTA has killed tens of thousands of animals in their care, yet Ringling Brothers gets the bad reputation.
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