AR-News: (USA) Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus Retires Elephant Act-but Not Elephants

[molly]

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> Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus Retires Elephant Act-but Not Elephants
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> In what appeared to be a positive step, Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus
> dropped its elephant act in March 2004. As it turns out, however, the
> circus' two elephants-Tina and Jewel-were merely shuffled to another
circus
> and are now forced to perform with trainer Adam Hill for the Walker Bros.
> Circus.
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> By leasing Tina and Jewel to Walker Bros., Beatty-Cole continues to
condemn
> the elephants to the miseries of circus life with documented animal
abusers.
> Walker Bros. recently settled with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on
> multiple counts of violating the Animal Welfare Act; among other
violations,
> the circus was found to have caused physical harm and discomfort to
animals
> and to have failed to provide veterinary care for an emaciated elephant
and
> for an elephant who was suffering from severe chemical burns and a
bacterial
> infection. The circus was fined $25,000, and its exhibitor's license was
> suspended for five years.
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> Tina and Jewel's welfare is still in jeopardy. After spending years
> performing for others, Tina and Jewel deserve retirement at a sanctuary
> where they will find freedom from the bullhooks and beatings that are
> standard in the circus industry. Please write a polite letter to the Clyde
> Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus and urge the producer to make the humane decision
> to immediately retire Tina and Jewel to The Elephant Sanctuary in
Tennessee
> or the Performing Animal Welfare Society in California:
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> John Pugh, Producer
> The New Cole Bros. Circus
> 2505 Old New York Ave.
> Deland, FL 32721
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> For additional information on the plight of animals in circuses, please
> visit Circuses.com.
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