by Jennifer Mishler
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is a circus giant. I’m sure even many of you reading this will have gone to one of their shows at some point. But giants can fall too, and Ringling Bros. is finally starting to pay for the cruelty that they inflict upon animals. In November, Ringling’s parent company, Feld Entertainment, agreed to pay a $270,000 settlement to the USDA for violations of the Animal Welfare Act - the largest penalty ever for a circus. I truly believe that days are numbered for Ringling and other animal circuses, but those of us fighting their cruelty need help.
Here in Jacksonville, my fellow members of The Girls Gone Green, along with JaxProtest and concerned Jacksonville residents, are working to ban Ringling Bros. from our city. We have created a Change.org petition that now has over 1,500 signatures and counting, and have brought it before City Council. We will be bringing it back to them so please sign & share!
Ringling will be here for four days of shows at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena January 19-22, and we will be there to protest. If you live in Jacksonville or the surrounding area, I ask you to please join us! A few hours of your time to peacefully protest animal cruelty is nothing compared to the suffering that Ringling’s animals endure. The dates, times and address are listed here. You can also help by contacting your City Council member and asking them to support a ban.
If you are not nearby, please help us fight circus cruelty on a national level by contacting your government reps about H.R. 3359: The Traveling Exotic Animals Protection Act. You can use the link about to find your Representatives or Senators, or you can send an automated message already filled out for you by Break The Chain - but remember, the message is stronger when it contains your own words! Speak straight from your heart.
Please watch the video below to hear Jacksonville residents and Girls Gone Green members speaking passionately to the City Council to call for a ban of Ringling Bros. from our city. You will also see in the video why they are speaking up for these tortured individuals.
Here in Jacksonville, my fellow members of The Girls Gone Green, along with JaxProtest and concerned Jacksonville residents, are working to ban Ringling Bros. from our city. We have created a Change.org petition that now has over 1,500 signatures and counting, and have brought it before City Council. We will be bringing it back to them so please sign & share!
Ringling will be here for four days of shows at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena January 19-22, and we will be there to protest. If you live in Jacksonville or the surrounding area, I ask you to please join us! A few hours of your time to peacefully protest animal cruelty is nothing compared to the suffering that Ringling’s animals endure. The dates, times and address are listed here. You can also help by contacting your City Council member and asking them to support a ban.
If you are not nearby, please help us fight circus cruelty on a national level by contacting your government reps about H.R. 3359: The Traveling Exotic Animals Protection Act. You can use the link about to find your Representatives or Senators, or you can send an automated message already filled out for you by Break The Chain - but remember, the message is stronger when it contains your own words! Speak straight from your heart.
Please watch the video below to hear Jacksonville residents and Girls Gone Green members speaking passionately to the City Council to call for a ban of Ringling Bros. from our city. You will also see in the video why they are speaking up for these tortured individuals.
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