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Victory! Ringling's German Tour Canceled
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When our friends at PETA Germany found out that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was scheduled to tour throughout Germany this November, they immediately got to work brainstorming ways to get the tour stopped. Since many Germans aren't familiar with the U.S.-based circus, PETA Germany staffers began educating people about Ringling's abysmal track record of beating and abusing animals in order to force them to perform tricks that to them are confusing and unnatural.
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Appalled by the idea that Ringling beats, chains, and cages elephants, tigers, horses, and many other animals, thousands of people contacted the managers of every arena where Ringling was scheduled to perform and expressed their concerns. And, guess what?
Ringling has confirmed that it will no longer be performing at all in Germany!
Want to get involved with putting an end to cruelty under the big top here in the U.S.? Use our automated form to urge the USDA and Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack to seize the elephants whom Ringling hauls around the country in filthy boxcars and forces to perform under the constant threat of punishment. The actions of caring people like you will make a difference for these elephants.
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Great news!
Posted by: Aneliese | October 16, 2009 01:08 PM
Way to go! Now let's do the same in the USA! I protested in Manchester NH and will do the same in Boston MA. Animals do not belong in circuses or zoos. Let them live in the wild where they belong. Many of these animals are bred for profit, not preservation. Help protect them!
Posted by: Lisa Moran | October 16, 2009 04:51 PM
Yeah!!!!!! Now only if American's would wise up!
Posted by: Chris | October 16, 2009 05:35 PM
Awesome!!!
Posted by: Kylie | October 16, 2009 05:41 PM
Seriously awesome!!!! Only 2 comments. c'mon 'yall. This kicks ass! :) :)
Posted by: Johanna | October 16, 2009 07:54 PM
I'm glad my parents never took me to a circus.
Now it's time for some questions I have!
Are those Asian elephants? From the angle, the ears seem too small to be African elephants. I don't know much about elephant anatomy or genetics, but are they supposed to have those white splotches primarily on their faces, truncks and ears? When I watched those videos in the section on this topic, I didn't know if those were natural or not (by the way, that video about the baby elephants made even more against circuses than I already am). How can they get away with this anyway? If you treat a dog like that, you get jail time, but what about the elephants, tigers and the like?
Posted by: Urago | October 16, 2009 08:50 PM
Well done, Germany! Nice to see a nation that is willing to stand up against animal cruely.
Posted by: Bluebell | October 16, 2009 08:50 PM
Good job, Peta Germany!!
Posted by: lynda downie | October 16, 2009 10:51 PM
bloody fantastic news, next....oh and p.s ringling if u read this..your going down my friends your going down and i carnt wait untill you do.
Posted by: emma | October 17, 2009 10:39 AM
Amazing!
Posted by: NT | October 17, 2009 01:20 PM
yeah,Germany home of the BMW,this is a victory!
Posted by: paula | October 19, 2009 10:18 AM
Excellent! Way to go Germany!
It saved so much pain for the animals. But how people can so easily set aside morals and ethics for economical gain is revolting. As if it wasn't bad enough keeping them locked up in tight spaces, but physically beating them! Why can't people understand that using animals for entertainment is wrong. Did prehistoric animals lock each other up and use them for entertainment? No! So why should we?
Posted by: Michael Dolan | October 19, 2009 11:28 AM
Fantastic news!! At long last someone has listened.... Now all we need is America to wake the hell up to the fact that animals DO NOT BELONG IN CIRCUSES. The footage on the Ringling Bros website makes me sick, the way these gorgeous, majestic animals are made to perform these rediculous tricks day after day, nite after nite.. is just pathetic..
When will they do the right thing and just have their circus animal-free? Hopefully soon..
Long live Peta and good for you Germany.. you rock!!
Posted by: Marea Gray | October 19, 2009 03:41 PM
Good work PETA Germany! Now if our own country would follow Germany's lead! I feel discussed with our country in the way that we have highlighted what we consider to be inhumane in other countries and we still allow for barbaric treatment of our animals! I love what you are doing PETA in striving to make humane treatment universal! As it should be.
Posted by: Lorna Baxter | October 19, 2009 05:55 PM
That's great!! :))
Posted by: Priscilla | October 29, 2009 09:45 PM
The whole world needs to wake up and realise that circuses are cruel and unnatural to animals
Posted by: susan Lesmond | October 30, 2009 03:35 AM
Way to go PETA Germany !! Now lets do the same with the USA!! This world is a mean and horrible place-God just cries when he looks down here-what a shame and I have a feeling there will be MANY, MANY people in HEll-where they belong!!
Posted by: Cindy Flynn | October 30, 2009 11:24 AM
These people that abuse these wonderful animals, do they not have any shame? I just cannot understand what type of people can do such horrid acts of abuse upon these animals. It is just so sickening, I'd love to beat them
Posted by: anna | October 31, 2009 03:07 PM
This is amazing!!! Way to go Germany. Come on Americans, we can have the same compassion for the animal kingdom.
Posted by: Karen | November 1, 2009 02:21 PM
This is absolutely incredible. To have an ENTIRE country stand against such cruelty is completely inspiring. And imagine if Ringling WERE to perform there.. all the animals would go through hell having to travel all the way to Germany. This article just made my night.. AND tomorrow ;)
Posted by: Michele | November 3, 2009 12:30 AM
AWESOME! AMAZING!
Posted by: Maria Machado | November 13, 2009 07:20 PM
And the US shall follow!!!
Posted by: pascale finkeldey | November 13, 2009 09:07 PM
Exellent work! Thank you PETA Germany... every circus with animals should disapear from the face of the earth and the those worthless animal trainers with them. End animal suffering for human amusement!
Posted by: Haydé Ardalan | November 17, 2009 03:38 AM
As much as I dont like animals in a circus, I wont go so far as to say we they don't belong in Zoos. Because of humans and their general ignorance of animals, as well as hunting and poaching; many Zoos are house many of the worlds almost extinct or endangered animals. At least there, they are safe.
Many Zoos provide a great place to learn about conservation. If kids and adults can go to a zoo, see an animal there and love it, I feel that they will teach that love to their children, and their childrens children.
Not all Zoos are bad, and many of them serve a great cause.
Posted by: Brittanni | December 16, 2009 11:57 AM
I AM PROUD TO SAY I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A CIRCUS, AND I NEVER EVER EVER WILL. I HATE THE RINGLING BROS, I KNOW HATE IS A STRONG WORD BUT ITS TRUE. SOMETIME I GET SO ANGRY ABOUT THIS I CANT EVEN SLEEP AND NIGHT BECAUSE IM THINKING ABOUT ALL THE POOR ANIMALS THAT ARE SITTING IN CHAINS RIGHT NOW. SOMONE SHOULD GO DOWN THERE AND GIVE THOSE EMPLOYEES (THAT SHOULDNT EVEN BE A JOB) A TASTE OF THERE OWN MEDICIINE. I DONT THINK THEY WOULD LIKE BEING JABBED IN THE SIDES WITH BURNING PRODS, OR BEING CHAINED UP TO SLEEP, OR BEING FORCED TO CARRY FAT GREASY PEOPLE. GOD. I AM GETTING SO ANGRY I SHOULDNT EVEN CONTINUE.
I THINK I MIGHT NEED ANGER MANAGMENT NOW :)
Posted by: jordan | December 16, 2009 11:11 PM
It blows me away that even after everything we know about these animals, their intelligence, their sense of community, family and commitment...we are still able and willing to treat them the way we do. Thank you Germany for doing what we will do, someday, here in America. I am baffled how we can call ourselves a 'christian' nation, or even a 'humane' or 'advanced' nation...and do what we do to these animals. Keep up the good work PETA...keep fighting the Good Fight.
Posted by: Vince | December 20, 2009 02:06 AM
ROCK ON GERMANY!!!! the USA will do it in due time (not soon enough unfortunately) but soon. I can also say that I have never been to a circus and never will be. I agree with a lot of people here we are a nation that has a lot of good things andin return for everything we have we continue to beat animals? HOW can we say a nation under GOD and yet we treat people and animals inhunamely. I am getting hte owrd out and so are all of you. Thanks to the whistleblower to bring this to our attention. Poor elephants should be freed at once and never have to perform again. And for the owrkers and employees of Ringlings...they should be fired and never allowed ot work with animals agian and to also go without govt support for financial aide while looking for a new job!!!!!!!!!! Free the elephants.....free the elephants!!!!!
Posted by: Courtney | December 26, 2009 01:22 AM