Ringling Bros. Circus Protest 8/14-8/24 in Oakland & San Jose - Please Mark Your Calendars!

July 9, 2008

Ringling Bros. Circus Protest/Leafleting in Oakland & San Jose

PLEASE

MARK YOUR CALENDARS and join Citizens For Cruelty-Free Entertainment to

distribute informational leaflets at Ringling Bros. Circus when they

come to the Bay Area starting on August 14. See the schedule below.

Leaflets and signs will be provided at all leafletings listed below.

Finally, after eight years of legal maneuvers, Ringling will stand trial for elephant abuse this October.

For more information on former Ringling employee Tom Rider's lawsuit visit http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=8500317 & nav=168Y. The

Bay Area has always been steadfast in standing up for the animals and Citizen's For

Cruelty-Free Entertainment has provided a significant amount of video evidence for this trial.

Please join us to educate the public about the inherent cruelty of using animals in entertainment. We have seen Ringling's attendance drop steadily over the years -- let's make sure they know they are not welcomed here at all.

LEAFLETING TIMES AT RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS

(NOT SHOW TIMES)

OAKLAND COLISEUM ARENA - Inside Entrance

Thursday ........ 8\14........... 6 PM

Friday ............. 8\15........... 6 PM

Saturday ......... 8\16 .........*1:15 PM & 6 PM

Sunday ........... 8/17 ........ *3:15 PM

SAN JOSE ARENA - Autumn & Santa Clara St. in San Jose

Wednesday ..... 8\20 .......... 6 PM

Thursday ........ 8\21 .......... 6 PM

Friday ............. 8\22 ......... 6 PM

Saturday ......... 8\23 ......... *1:15 PM & 6 PM

Sunday ........... 8\24 ......... *3:15 PM

To Car Pool or For More Info. Call 650\654-9955 or email deniz_b.

*It's

especially important to be prompt, as we leaflet two shows at that time

- people coming out of an earlier show and people going into the next

show. The people come out all at once, if we're late we'll miss them.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AT ALL PERFORMANCES YOU CAN ATTEND.

The Sad Lives Of Animals with Ringling Bros. Circus

To see video of Ringling's abuse s below:

Ringling Kills 4 Baby Elephants In 8 Years

Bertha dead at a few months of age.

September 2005: Ringling did not announce Bertha's birth or death.

Riccardo dead at 8 months of age.

August

4, 2004: Ringling claims he fell off a 19-inch-high-round platform.

After making Riccardo suffer all night with two broken legs, Ringling

took him to a hospital the next morning where x-rays revealed " severe

and irreparable fractures. " Riccardo was killed that day.

Benjamin dead at 4 years of age.

1999:

Drowned in a pond while attempting to avoid " trainer " Pat Harned, who

witnesses said " poked " Benjamin with an ankus. A USDA investigator

concluded that seeing and/or being " touched " or " poked " by Harned with

an ankus caused physical harm and lead to Benjamin's death. This

incident was videotaped but Ringling requested the USDA not release it

to the public.

Kenny dead at 3 years of age.

1998:

Ringling elephant " trainers " Gunther Gebel-Williams and Mark Gebel,

against veterinarian orders, forced Kenny, who was bleeding from his

rectum, to perform. Kenny died later that day after passing a large

amount of blood from his rectum.

Ringling routinely uses ropes and chains to separate 18-month-old-baby elephants from their mothers. USDA told Ringling that this practice violates Federal law; Ringling defended it calling it " industry standard. "

In the wild female elephants never leave their mothers; males leave at about age 13-15 years.

Chained Most of Their Lives

Elephants

in the wild can roam up to 50 miles a day. Ringling keeps elephants

chained by 1 front and 1 back leg for most of their lives; the rest of

the time they are confined in small barren pens in parking lots.

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