When Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus paraded its 3-ton elephants through the streets of Washington, D.C., the animals might have been surprised to be greeted by one of their own. Well, one of our own, to be exact—a giant inflatable elephant, who grabbed a lot of attention from would-be circus attendees. PETA members protest Ringling … Read more »
A photojournalist spent days riding through the Burmese jungle on a motorbike in an attempt to capture on film how elephants are “trained” before being smuggled out of Burma and sold into slavery to perform in circuses and street shows in Thailand. Brent Lewin’s prize-winning photograph is leaving viewers horrified in disbelief. During the training session that … Read more »
Ringling Bros. Circus hauls elephants and other animals from city to city chained inside reeking railroad boxcars, but its truck caravans (Ringling has three separate shows) also travel tens of thousands of miles every year shipping caged tigers, birds, and other animals. A staffer with one of the circus’s units—which travels 30,000 miles annually—admitted that … Read more »
wolfsavard/cc by 2.0 Mr. Smith, where are you when we need you? PETA has learned that Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, not content with hiring an ex-CIA agent to spy on us, is now trying to use Congress to bully the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) out of doing its job. According to … Read more »
Dear 2010, It’s over. We’ll always treasure the victories that we achieved for animals in our year together, but it’s time for us to move on and take a look at the trends that we can expect in 2011: In Donning Kerin Bieber fever Modern Family Chelsea Handler Black Swan The Biggest Loser‘s Bob Harper Meat-Free … Read more »
… but in a good way. The circus has joined dozens of innovative and entertaining productions in leaving animals out of the act. We campaigned against Circus Vargas years ago when it still forced elephants, llamas, and other animals to perform, but now we’ll sing its praises. People who care about animals don’t want to … Read more »
The U.K.’s Chipperfield’s Circus—which has been exploiting animals since 1684(!) and was in the news following the beating of a baby chimpanzee some years back—has gone animal-free! Between 1996 and 1998, a long-term investigation of the circus led to successful cruelty-to-animals convictions of the circus’s owners, Mary and Roger Chipperfield; jail for the elephant handler; … Read more »
dougwoods/CC by 2.0 In honor of 10/10/10, here are 10 easy ways to get active for animals this weekend and beyond: Buy a house—a doghouse, that is. Every year, PETA builds and delivers hundreds of straw-filled doghouses for dogs who are chained outdoors in the cold, all winter long—dogs who might otherwise have only a … Read more »
There are so many reasons to adore Steve-O. Here are just a few that I came up with off the top of my head: 1) His vegan radiance. He told Peoplepets.com that his vegan diet “helps me build up my self-esteem. I feel good about it every time I eat a meal.” He notes that … Read more »
After Sacramento officials caved in to pressure from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and allowed elephants who are likely suffering from painful arthritis to hobble through shows last weekend—even though there’s a city ordinance on the books that’s supposed to protect animals in traveling shows—PETA protested outside Tuesday’s City Council meeting in … Read more »
Industry interests trumped elephant welfare when city leaders failed miserably to implement a new ordinance intended to protect animals in traveling shows in Sacramento. After the city informed Ringling that four lame elephants were not to be allowed to perform physically strenuous and painful tricks that would further aggravate their conditions, Ringling was allowed to … Read more »
Circuses such as Ringling Bros. abuse elephants in so many ways that it’s tough to decide which is worst. But when we polled people on our PETA mobile list, here’s what they chose: Which option gets your vote? Text PETA to 73822 to participate in future polls and receive other alerts on your … Read more »
It’s happened again. After forking over a couple hundred dollars for tickets to a Ringling Bros. Circus performance in Everett, Washington, a lovely family had a change of heart after talking to PETA demonstrators outside the arena. Rather than watching trainers whip tigers and smack elephants with bullhooks, the entire family decided that it was … Read more »
