A Ringling Bros. Wii Game? WTF? May 11, 2009

Posted by Rachel-O at May 11, 2009 2:06 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 9 ) | TrackBack

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We all know Ringling Bros. is pretty scummy right?

Ringling will try just about anything to get people's money in exchange for abusing animals under their trashy big top. In reality though, it takes very little to find out about Ringling's dirty laundry list of animal deaths and citations. But you don't have to take our word for it—you can also check out all of our undercover investigation footage where we've filmed Ringling employees beating elephants.

It's no shock that Ringling's attendance is going down. What's Ringling's next dirty trick?

Well, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is looking to take its cruelty to animals virtual—it is teaming up with Take-Two Interactive Software to create a circus-themed Wii game. Hmm ... I don't suppose this game comes with a virtual bullhook—does it?

We've told Take-Two about Ringling Bros.' real-life, lengthy history of animal abuse and neglect and shown it undercover video footage of a standard industry training session, in which animal handlers used electric prods and bullhooks to gouge elephants in the most sensitive parts of their bodies. Even after seeing this for themselves—Take-Two is still moving forward with it's plan to create a Ringling Bros. game.

Send a message to Take-Two CEO Ben Feder urging him to sever ties with Ringling Bros. Let him know that you'd rather play a game featuring a circus that doesn't beat animals for "entertainment."