Ringling to phase out elephant acts

[Mischief]

Ringling Bros. Circus to Eliminate Elephant Acts Amid Cruelty Concerns

 

[shyvas]

I'm pleased to hear that. However, another 3 1/2 years of torture for those poor mites. How can anyone want to see an elephant circus act, beats me.

 

[Poppy]

We've got to keep pressure on them to get rid of all their animal acts. Ringling is coming to Richmond next week. We'll be out there, protesting them as we do every year.

 

[ledboots]

I'm pleased to hear that. However, another 3 1/2 years of torture for those poor mites. How can anyone want to see an elephant circus act, beats me.

I agree.

The elephants will come to an elephant sanctuary in Florida, but it apparently takes time to get set up to care for that many elephants. They need a lot of land and are so social that introducing new ones into the group needs to be done carefully. (I listened to a radio show on my way home today interviewing a circus spokesman and a sanctuary guy.) The circus guy was talking in hushed tones about the animals, but then he said the reason they were phasing out the elephants was because of public pressure.

Not because they realized that it was horrible, wrong, ill-advised--no. Because of the $$. I knew that of course but was surprised to hear him say it.

 

[shyvas]

I agree.

The elephants will come to an elephant sanctuary in Florida, but it apparently takes time to get set up to care for that many elephants. They need a lot of land and are so social that introducing new ones into the group needs to be done carefully. (I listened to a radio show on my way home today interviewing a circus spokesman and a sanctuary guy.) The circus guy was talking in hushed tones about the animals, but then he said the reason they were phasing out the elephants was because of public pressure.

Not because they realized that it was horrible, wrong, ill-advised--no. Because of the $$. I knew that of course but was surprised to hear him say it.

Good for all of us lot.

 

[Amy SF]

Pleasantly surprised to read this.

 

[ledboots]

I'm not too thrilled with the sound and look of this facility they are going to though, which looks more like a breeding thing than a sanctuary...

"There are four main animal buildings: a 17,000-square-foot main barn with birthing facilities monitored with 24-hour-a-day audio and video monitoring systems and an automated animal waste removal system (the building also contains an elevated office/lab/observation room, a feed storage room, and two workshop areas); two 3,100-square-foot male elephant barns; and a 4,900-square-foot double male elephant barn."
FactsAndFigures

 

[shyvas]

Success: Circus Elephants to Be Phased Out | ForceChange

 

[KLS52]

I'm not too thrilled with the sound and look of this facility they are going to though, which looks more like a breeding thing than a sanctuary...

"There are four main animal buildings: a 17,000-square-foot main barn with birthing facilities monitored with 24-hour-a-day audio and video monitoring systems and an automated animal waste removal system (the building also contains an elevated office/lab/observation room, a feed storage room, and two workshop areas); two 3,100-square-foot male elephant barns; and a 4,900-square-foot double male elephant barn."
FactsAndFigures

Doesn't sound that great considering Ringling Brothers owns the CEC. It's hard to trust them and their motives.

 

[shyvas]

Last Chance for Animals - Circuses

 

[Calliegirl]

I agree.

The elephants will come to an elephant sanctuary in Florida, but it apparently takes time to get set up to care for that many elephants. They need a lot of land and are so social that introducing new ones into the group needs to be done carefully. (I listened to a radio show on my way home today interviewing a circus spokesman and a sanctuary guy.) The circus guy was talking in hushed tones about the animals, but then he said the reason they were phasing out the elephants was because of public pressure.

Not because they realized that it was horrible, wrong, ill-advised--no. Because of the $$. I knew that of course but was surprised to hear him say it.

A lot of cities are also enacting policies where they can't perform if they have any elephants acts. Los Angeles is trying to do this and Ringling Brothers is suing them over it. I think not being allowed to perform in some of their most profitable cities was a deciding factor as well.

That so called sanctuary sounds awfully small for all those elephants.

 

[shyvas]

A lot of cities are also enacting policies where they can't perform if they have any elephants acts. Los Angeles is trying to do this and Ringling Brothers is suing them over it. I think not being allowed to perform in some of their most profitable cities was a deciding factor as well.

That so called sanctuary sounds awfully small for all those elephants.

Good! That is even more bad publicity for Ringling. Well done LA city.

 

[Bite Size Vegan]

long overdue step in the right direction