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  • Opinion:Circus "a Culture of Violence and Domination"

    By PETA December 08, 2008

    From Ex-Ringling Bros. Employee Archele Hundley: I was one of those little girls who dreamed of working with animals when I grew up. So when I had a chance to apply for a job with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, I gave up my well-paying job and jumped at it. I was delighted to be...

  • Opinion:More Abuse: Elephant Runs Amok at Ringling Bros. Circus in SC

    By PETA February 08, 2010

    By Logan Scherer An apparently agitated elephant reportedly charged into the arena during Ringling's afternoon pre-show in Columbia, South Carolina, on Saturday , endangering about 100 spectators. Most attendees hurried away from the scene, and luckily, no one was injured, but the potential...

  • Opinion:Woman Caged in Dungeon for Years Fights Against Circus Abuse

    By PETA June 18, 2009

    Natascha Kampusch made headlines around the world when she was finally able to escape her kidnapper after being held for eight years in a dungeon in Austria. "I suffered from claustrophobia and I thought I was going crazy in there," Kampusch told Austria's ORF television after her escape. "I was...

  • Opinion:Help Stop Ringling Bros. Circus From Abusing Elephants

    By PETA July 27, 2009

    In 2009, PETA went undercover at "the saddest show on Earth"— Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus—and captured Ringling workers on video as they beat and whipped elephants dozens of times in venues across the country. The 11 elephants used in the show—most of whom were...

  • Opinion:Undercover PETA Investigation Shows Elephant Abuse at Circus

    By PETA July 22, 2009

    In 2009, PETA went undercover at "the saddest show on Earth"—Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus—and captured Ringling workers on video as they beat and whipped elephants dozens of times in venues across the country. The 11 elephants used in the show—most of whom...

  • Opinion:It's Time to End the Use of Elephants in Circuses

    By Born Free USA October 15, 2009

    By Nicole G. Paquette, Born Free USA A lifetime of misery is what elephants endure in circuses. They are carted in box cars or trucks from city to city for the majority of the year, forced to perform unnatural tricks under threat of beatings with bullhooks, chained for hours on end, and...

  • Opinion:AAA Supports Cruel and Abusive Ringling Bros Circus

    By PETA October 05, 2009

    AAA of Southern New England is promoting the cruel and abusive Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus by offering discounted tickets to its members. We have shared with AAA recent undercover footage of Ringling employees as they aggressively struck elephants with sharp, metal-tipped bullhooks on...