The following businesses are supporting Ringling Brothers Circus when they come to town - we need your help writing and calling them to let them know we're disappointed that they'll be supporting animal cruelty.
Ringling Bros. routinely tears baby elephants away from their mothers in order to train them as "entertainers." The babies are chained and isolated during the training process. In 1999, the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that Ringling had caused "unnecessary trauma, behavioral stress, and physical harm and discomfort" to two baby elephants. Inspectors found large, visible lesions on the elephants' legs, and Ringling trainers admitted that the lesions were rope burns caused by separating the infant animals from their mothers.
Animals used in circuses are subjected to violent training, constant confinement, and grueling routines. Whips, bullhooks, and shock prods are used to punish and control animals. An increasingly enlightened public is rejecting the notion that a fleeting moment of fun is worth the agony that these magnificent animals must endure daily.
Please write a polite letter to the following businesses and media outlets. Tell them that you're disappointed that they are promoting an outdated and cruel practice as family entertainment:
KINK FM 102 Radio Station
 http://kink.fm/index.php/wgo/more/ringling/
Dennis Constantine - KINK Program Director
1501 SW Jefferson Street
Portland, OR 97201
 Dennis@kink.fm
503-517-6000
Tri-Met
4012 SE 17th Ave.
Portland, OR 97202
503-962-4910
http://www.trimet.org/offices.htm
customerservice@trimet.org
KOIN News 6
222 SW Columbia Street
Portland, OR 97201
503-464-0600
http://www.koin.com/
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