10% Wool August 14, 2008
Posted by Marta at August 14, 2008 11:21 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 1 ) | TrackBackCheck out this week's brilliant installment of 10% Wool. I love it!
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♥ Marta
Time To Fight The Circus March 23, 2008
Posted by Pulin Modi at March 23, 2008 10:53 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 10 ) | TrackBackHello! We have a fun and very effective idea for how to help animals who are abused for the circus. Are you up for it?
Basically, there are circuses like Ringling Bros out on the road right now, and these companies are pretty cruel to animals. Before they come to your town these traveling acts spend a lot of money on advertising what we consider is one of the cruelest shows on earth! Sometimes these shady people put free tickets or discount coupons at stores, gas stations, and schools with hope that people will come out to see their show. But we have a plan and need your help!
1) Keep your eye out for those free circus tickets or discount coupons around town.
2) Take them all. (As long as they don't say there's a limit of how many you take, just grab the whole stack.)
3) Mail the tickets to us (peta2, 501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510, USA) or email StreetTeam@peta2.com with a photo of them in your trash can!
4) You'll get 1000 Street Team points!
Let's work towards the day where no animals will be chained, beaten, and abused for the sake of entertainment. People need to be taught lessons of compassion, not cruelty, right?
Thanks for making a difference each and every day!
Breaking News: Denny's Ends Its Partnership with Ringling Bros. Circus January 8, 2008
Posted by Pulin Modi at January 8, 2008 11:00 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 6 ) | TrackBack
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It's barely into the new year and we already have a campaign victory to announce. After months of letters, e-mails, calls, and demonstrations, we are happy to announce that Denny's has ended its partnership with notorious animal abuser Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Congratulations to all of you who took part in this campaign. Thousands of you contacted the company. Your activism makes all the difference in letting companies know that animal abuse is not tolerated by caring consumers.
This victory is huge for elephants, tigers, and other animals who are being dragged around the country in cramped boxcars and forced to perform silly and often painful tricks under the threat of beatings and punishment.
With this announcement, Denny's joins other compassionate companies like MasterCard, Visa, Sears, Roebuck and Co., and Lucky Brand Jeans who all ended their Ringling sponsorships after learning of the abuse inherent in circuses that use animals.
You can thank Denny's for making the compassionate decision to end their Ringling sponsorship by emailing them here.
Feeling inspired and ready to take on another company that supports Ringling's animal abuse? Act now to please urge AAA to end their current Ringling promotions.
Nice work team! This year is going to be incredible!
Former Ringling Bros. Circus Employee Speaks Out December 21, 2007
Posted by Pulin Modi at December 21, 2007 5:13 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 4 ) | TrackBack
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Archele Hundley, a former Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus employee, has recently teamed up with us to make a moving plea to potential circusgoers.
Check it out here and make sure you show your parents and teachers, too.
Watch more videos at peta2.com.
Among the horrors Archele witnessed were:
- An elephant was beaten with bullhooks so severely in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2006 that she bled profusely and cried out in pain.
- A trainer viciously whipped a camel and punched a miniature horse in the face.
- Trainers jabbed horses with pitchforks and gave them extremely painful "lip twists" to force the animals to obey commands.
Please get involved with the peta2 Street Team and the circus campaign.
Spread the word!
Who Else Hates Ringling Bros Circus? August 2, 2007
Posted by Pulin Modi at August 2, 2007 6:48 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 12 ) | TrackBackI like my friend Jason and his whole Psychosomatic Rants thing. I do not like Ringling Bros circus and their history of cruelty to animals. Only a complete moron would support the idea of keeping wild elephants, lions, and other animals in chains and behind bars while beating them into submission, then expose these same wild animals to thousands of young kids! Ummm, can you say "lawsuit waiting to happen?"
In fact, there have been many instances of circus animals attacking "handlers" and members of the public because believe it or not, wild animals do not like being beaten up! Go figure! Now you see why I used the word "moron" to describe anyone who supports torturing animals used in the circus? Of course, this only applies to people who know what's going on and still support the abuses, not the average person who may not even realize that these animals are wild, suffer from isolation and depression, and are kept shackled in chains or trapped in cages for much of their lives!
With that rant out of the way, I wanted to get back to my buddy Jason. He's on the road right now 'til the end of the year at least, giving Ringling Bros what it deserves. He's helping to organize protests, keeping people aware of the issues by leafleting, and talking to local media outlets about the truth of how Ringling Beats Elephants!
He's got some great photos from the time so far with tons of people coming to support. If you're anywhere near the dates he has around the country I'm sure Jason would love some help leafleting and protesting and getting people at your school to sign a petition
Oh and did you ever hear about all the sex crimes and stuff lots of creepy circus workers have been charged with over the years? Seriously, watch out for those weirdos and tell your friends, too. We care about people and animals, but it seems like maybe some of these circus workers like to abuse both.
