An article against the use of elephants and other animals in the Ringling Bros. circus. – The Examiner

Almost half of New York City’s City Council Members have signed a bill that would “prohibit the display of wild or exotic animals for public entertainment or amusement”. Many animals, in addition to elephants, are included in the bill, although everyone admits this legislation is targeting Ringling Bros. and their use of elephants in the circus.

NYTimes.com

Representative Urban has been trying to push a bill through since 2005 that would require the humane treatment of elephants. This would impact the elephants that perform for the Ringling Bros. circus.

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Fairfield County Weekly

This morning was the 139th annual elephant walk in New York City. The Ringling’s Bros. circus has the elephants walk from the rail yard in Queens to Madison Sq. Garden.

NY Daily News

“After more than eight years of legal wrangling, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and its parent company, Feld Entertainment, will finally stand trial to face charges that the circus abuses its Asian elephants in violation of the federal Endangered Species Act.” – TicketNews

“Thing is, Ringling Bros., unlike Cirque, has animals: Frisbee-catching dogs (with dog-catching women), llamas, tigers and elephants. An actual porcupine makes a cameo appearance to burst Tom the Clown’s balloon. And animals really appeal to the kids.” – cleveland.com

“A consortium of animal-rights and environmental groups are suing Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey in U.S. District Court, alleging that the circus illegally abuses animals protected under the endangered species act.” –

“It seems elephants and tigers and clown cars just don’t cut it anymore. (Oh, my.) Rap music, video screens and extreme acrobatic action are blowing the top off the big top at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus these days.” – San Jose Mercury News

“A spokesman for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey said Wednesday he doubts Oklahomans will be scared away from the circus next month by recent legal action accusing the company of chaining its elephants for days at a time.” – NewsOK.com

“A coalition of animal welfare groups says it has evidence that Ringling Bros. circus elephants are sometimes chained for days at a time.” – WXYZ.com

“After two years of researching the transference of m-tuberculosis from Asian elephants to humans, I took my documents to Don Francis–now in San Francisco running a bio lab called Global Solutions for infectious diseases. I knew if my evidence was solid, Francis would not lie, and he would not be afraid of repercussions if it meant protecting the public. The documents included e-mails affidavits, and depositions. All had to do with Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus and the fact that the majority of their elephants from 1993- 2007 had mycobacterium tuberculosis, the same kind humans contract.” – The Huffington Post

“Ten elephants from the Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus will make the trip from Nittany Mall, 2901 E. College Ave., to the Bryce Jordan Center (BJC). The walk is expected to begin at about 3:30 p.m.’- The Daily Collegian Online

“The annual elephant walk through downtown happened around 9:30am Tuesday.” – WSAZ

“The ASPCA has posted a petition in opposition of TNT’s upcoming television series, “Greatest Show on Earth.” The TNT network announced last month that it is developing six new unscripted series as part of a primetime programming shift, and one of the shows is Greatest Show On Earth, which will take viewers inside the famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus as it whisks the circus to cities and towns across the country. It will be produced by Earth Angel Productions, with Mark Wolper, Kenneth and Feld, Al Hassas and Res Izad as executive producers.” – ConnieTalk

“Ringling Bros. employees have repeatedly been documented hitting elephants with bull hooks, which are heavy, pointed pokers with a sharp hook at the end.” – washingtonpost.com

“The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be at the Verizon Center March 27-30, and you know what that means: it’s time once again for the Elephant Walk.” – DCist