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This just in from GARP:

The cruelest show on earth returns to Atlanta this Friday, Feb 12. This year GARP will be using a multimedia approach which proved effective last year.

For more info, please go to: http://www.ringlingbeatsanimals.com

Please come out and help us spread the word about the pain, suffering and death these magnificent animals endure under the control of Ringling. Ringling is responsible for the deaths of at least 16 elephants (adults and babies) in the last 18 years. And there’s no end in sight if you don’t help us.

Here's the schedule (Please wear red on Sunday, Feb 14, Valentine’s Day)

WHERE:
Philips Arena
1 Philips Dr. (in front on Centennial Olympic Blvd entrance)
Atlanta, GA 30303

WHEN:
Fri February 12 9:00AM – 10:30AM
(this is when the schools are there)
Fri February 12 6:00PM – 7:30PM
Sat February 13 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Sun February 14 1:00PM – 3:00PM

WHY:
Archele Hundley, a former Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus employee, has recently teamed up with PETA to make a moving plea to potential circus goers. Hundley, who witnessed elephant beatings during her time with Ringling, narrates a new public service announcement (PSA) urging viewers to stay away from the circus.

"I saw handlers deliver a beating … for 30 minutes. She was covered with bloody wounds. I'll never forget her agonizing screams," says Hundley in the PSA. "Please never take your children to a Ringling Bros. circus."

Hundley worked on Ringling's animal crew for two months. During that time, she witnessed incidents of abuse, including the following:

-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

Labels: Animal Rights, Atlanta