Elephants in the hands of Ringling Bros. are whipped as well as yanked and beaten with heavy steel-tipped bullhooks—sometimes until bloody! The good news? Street Teamers are taking action against…
Posts Tagged ‘Circus’
Alexandra Craig Takes on Ringling Bros.!
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 1:37 pm | by Rachel O. | Permalink | Comments (3)
Nick Abell Tells Phoenix: Elephants Never Forget
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 1:24 pm | by Christina | Permalink | Comments (0)This past Saturday, Star Street Teamer Nick Abell and his sister Savannah set up a table at the Junior State of America Political Fair in Phoenix! This was the perfect…
D.C. Protests Against Baby-Beaters!
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 3:49 pm | by Christina | Permalink | Comments (3)Ringling Bros. is visiting D.C. this week, so I headed out this morning to protest its opening day at the Verizon Center. Why on Earth would I protest the Ringling…
My First Circus Protest
Posted on March 7, 2012 at 12:45 pm | by Amelia | Permalink | Comments (1)College student and Street Teamer Niki Gianni has been speaking up for animals since she was a wee thing! Check out how she got involved, so you can too: What…
Meet Fivel Stewart
Posted on February 24, 2012 at 4:18 pm | by Chelsi | Permalink | Comments (2)Actor Fivel Stewart has lots of love for animals. Not only is she a compassionate vegetarian, she also hates fur, will always adopt her animal companions, and is no fan of…
Bustin' Vegan Myths: Part 2!
Posted on February 15, 2012 at 12:00 pm | by Whitney | Permalink | Comments (8)We've got some pretty crazy myths to tackle today, so let's get right down to business! "Dissection doesn't hurt animals—they're already dead!" I know that we all want to believe…
Play PETA's Circus Slam!
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm | by Sunny | Permalink | Comments (2)Elephants are highly intelligent, social animals who form strong family bonds. Baby elephants who lose their mothers often have nightmares and wake up screaming. Some circuses forcibly take babies away from…
WTF is Wonder Dust?
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 5:02 pm | by Helena | Permalink | Comments (22)I wish I could say it's a snazzy new trend in cruelty-free makeup, but sadly, it's quite the opposite. In fact, Wonder Dust may be the cruelest kind of "makeup"…
Ringling in LA? Oh, HELL No!
Posted on July 21, 2011 at 4:50 pm | by Cody | Permalink | Comments (12)Last night, here in Los Angeles, I had the pleasure of joining fellow peta2 staffers, Marta and Ryan, author and fitness guru Jillian Michaels, Twilight's Christian Serratos, The Secret Life…
Hershey Street Teamers Show Ringling What's UP!
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 5:20 pm | by Christina | Permalink | Comments (13)Street Teamers Megan Runkle and Marta Laszkiewicz are most definitely NOT down with Ringling Bros. beating baby elephants—that's why both girls decided to organize a protest against Ringling Bros. in…
