Greasy street fairs, roasted nuts, and dog shit on sidewalks are but a few of the many long standing NYC traditions that need to go away, but the walking of the Ringling Bros. elephants through the streets is one of the cruelest customs (along with hansom cabs). The depressing spectacle is further compounded when they’re forced to march in the rain like earlier this week. Isn’t circus life harsh enough?
More photos at Huffington Post
Remember back a few months ago when PETA released that heartbreaking video showing circus workers from Ringling Bros. beating elephants with bull hooks and generally torturing them? Well here’s the baby elephant edition. The animals rights group managed to obtain photos of young pachyderms allegedly getting electroshocked, bound and abused by carnies. With the original footage prompting a federal investigation within days after it was released, it’s only a matter of hours before these agonizing images do the same.
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