PETA Protesters Will Expose Violent Treatment of Baby Elephants
For Immediate Release:
February 19, 2013
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
San Diego -- A herd of "elephants" will be among those protesting outside the Holiday Inn on the Bay in San Diego–On Wednesday as the annual convention of the Circus Fans Association of America gets underway. The protesters will display posters emblazoned with compelling photos taken inside Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus' training center. The photos expose how baby elephants used in circuses are stretched out, slammed to the ground, gouged with steel-tipped bullhooks, and shocked with electric prods. Actor Alec Baldwin recently narrated a video exposé that focuses on how circuses abuse elephants.
When: Wednesday, February 20, 12 noon
Where: Holiday Inn San Diego–On the Bay, 1355 N. Harbor Dr. (near the intersection with W. Ash Street), San Diego
"The evidence is now incontrovertible that animals are deprived of all that's pleasant and natural and are shocked, whipped, and beaten into performing out of fear of punishment," says PETA Foundation Director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement Delcianna Winders. "PETA is calling on circus fans to support only circuses that have stopped using or that never did use animals and join us in objecting to cruelty to animals under the big top."
PETA applauds trapeze artists, jugglers, clowns, tightrope walkers, and acrobats but strongly opposes the use of elephants, tigers, and other animals who are abused by circuses. Cirque du Soleil, the New Pickle Family Circus, Cirque Éloize, and others are exciting and innovative circuses that mesmerize audiences without animal acts.
For more information, please visit PETA.org.