ASPCA Calls for Cancellation of Circus Show

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has cited animal abuse in their request to Turner Network Television (TNT) to cancel "The Greatest Show on Earth," an upcoming series about the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Critics note the regular mistreatment of animals, including the use of bull hooks to strike elephants. The ASPCA is currently involved in a lawsuit against the circus for violations of the federal Endangered Species Act and the Animal Welfare Act.

Read the ASPCA story and email your thoughts to the show's producers and the president of TNT:
http://www.aspca.org/aspcablog/2008/04/action-against-so-called-greatest-show.html

Read the ASPCA press release:
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=press_032408_v2&printer_friendly=1

Sign a petition urging the cancellation of the TNT production of "The Greatest Show on Earth":
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/787638397

Sign a petition to end the use of animal in circuses:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/save_the_animals/

Take ASPCA's pledge to fight animal cruelty:
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=now_cruelty_pledge_landing_er3

photo courtesy Ted Abbott, Creative Commons