Nov12
Ringling Cancels Visit to Valencia
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On the heels of Ringling's recent cancellation of its tour in Germany comes another triumph in Europe. Following a campaign by PETA U.K. and other animal protection organizations against cruel Ringling Bros. shows across the pond, Ringling has called off its visit to Valencia, Spain.
PETA U.K. and AnimaNaturalis sent joint letters to Valencia officials informing them of Ringling's history of beating, chaining, and caging elephants, tigers, horses, and countless other animals. PETA U.K. and AnimaNaturalis also had plans to demonstrate outside the arena in Valencia at which Ringling was slated to perform.
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With city after city taking a compassionate stance against animal abuse, Ringling's European tour is flailing—but it hasn't completely drowned yet. Ringling still has three stops scheduled on its Spanish tour. Our fingers are crossed that those will be cancelled too, but if they aren't, Ringling can bet its bullhooks that there will be protests at every stop.
Want to help end this transatlantic travesty? Urge the remaining venues in Spain to say "No" to suffering.
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Wow! This great!
Power to the people!
We are bring peace back to the animals!
To bad our legal system failed to protect them.
Great job Germany!
Posted by: Shari | November 12, 2009 01:05 PM
Great news!
Posted by: Aneliese | November 12, 2009 01:26 PM
I wish cities in the U.S. would ban Ringling Bros. from coming to town. Unfortunately as long as people are willing to pay for tickets, Ringling will still be around. I'm glad that word is spreading about how abusive Ringling is to their elephants and other animals. Animals should not be used as entertainment. Support animal free circuses.
Posted by: Timothy | November 12, 2009 03:26 PM
How you like it if someone doing to you.. you hurting the animals.. I wish I were there so I can do it to you.. you stupied.. close your business and go home.. let the elephants go back to their home. Stop the your clown..
Posted by: Maria | November 13, 2009 06:43 PM
GREAT NEWS!
Posted by: Maria Machado | November 13, 2009 07:27 PM
YAHOOOOOO!!!!
HOPEFULLY RINGLING BROS WILL START DOING MORE PEOPLE SHOWS AND STOP USING LARGE ANIMALS AND TIGERS/LIONS! CIRCUS CAN BE AWESOME WITHOUT ANIMAL CRUELTY!
Posted by: W. Bridges | November 13, 2009 10:19 PM
no offense, but maybe it's time we started concentrating on child abuse & child prostitution. Obviously they're never going to stop at the circus or fur factories or being cruel to the animals. It's just wasting money, because human nature is never gonna change, and I'd rather see a little 7 year old girl getting helped out of prostitution before seeing some bear get his cage washed down.
Posted by: sally | November 14, 2009 03:55 PM
No offense to W. Bridges who posted before me but he is wrong in saying we will never see the end to cruelty to animals. We have seen HUGE strides over the decades, mostly due to orgs. like PETA and others who educate and expose cruelty for what it is. Consciousness is evolving and I personally am thrilled with the advances that have been made. Nevertheless, it is a tirelss battle we have to fight and we have no choice but to continue. And we WILL.
May ALL beings be free of suffering!
Ahimsa,
Patty Bowers
Posted by: Patty Bowers | November 16, 2009 12:28 PM
Our Legal system sucks here in the United States when it comes to animals. Good for you Germany!!!!
Posted by: carla from usa | November 16, 2009 04:50 PM
Great News, One step at a time! Personally I believe when animals are accepted as being as deserving of love, compassion and protection we will not have to worry about children either. Until animals are not seen as a commodity I don't see hope for children or adults. Treating everything with equality not as 'things' to make money off of is key!
Posted by: Sandra Newell | December 1, 2009 02:32 PM
wow! makes me feel a bit proud of being from the same country as them. Here, in Oviedo, we tried several times to demonstrate against circusses, but police wouldn't let us even begin. We're still trying though.
Posted by: Ana | December 1, 2009 03:33 PM
Ringling Bros.it doesnt exist any more.Pure cruelty with the animals and elephants.Is a horrible show.We need animal rights in all the world specially with all of this type of bad cirkus.
Posted by: Carlos Pascual Mejìa | December 16, 2009 01:16 AM
Why don't the American government ban animals in the circus as we have in Great Britain, our circuses are alway full despite having no amimals now!
The American people and Government should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to happen.
Posted by: Tony Hampsheir | December 16, 2009 04:29 AM
I think PETA should promote alternatives to Ringling, such as Cirque Du Soleil. Not a single animal performer. I <3 CdS....It's elegant, it's artistic, and it's breathtaking. AND IT IS HUMANE!
Posted by: Monique | December 16, 2009 01:22 PM
I am also thrilled to know - that finally the abuse long suffered by the Elephants at Ringlings is being exposed and the momentum of compassionate people around the world will bring their abuse to an end.
To W. Bridges I say that it is beholden on all people of compassion to work towards the end of the abuse of freedoms and rights for all living creatures. Our fight for the elephants does not diminish your concerns about child abuse and child prostitution. Both the rights of the individual child and the rights of the individual animal address the core fact that whilst there is suffering imposed at the hands of cruel and careless men that we all - you and I and every person - with a heart work tirelessly for the people and animals we care so deeply about. While we argue about who is more worthy of "help" we diminish the strength of our individual and collective attempts to bring about a world free of explotiation and suffering.
Posted by: Jude1961 | December 18, 2009 06:10 PM
!!!-IDEA-!!!
If somebody on the inside could get PETA 1)a bullhook 2)an electric prod, etc. etc. you could courier it from show to show, to showcase the weapons that Ringling uses against the animals. I think it would be 1)very effective and 2)a good use of money. Seeing THAT would really wake me up if I was an asleep, uninformed civilian! Keep up the good work. Freedom to Fauna!
Posted by: Elaine | December 19, 2009 01:11 PM