Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus - 2009

[sixthwest]

I feel so bad for them!!! they werent even doin anything and they would punish them...horrible...the exact reason why i have never been to a circus.. never will!!! poor things... );

[Chucky732]

That is very sad and heart breaking to watch there has to be a way to stop this for good it's very very sad

[NostrilChoir]

This video deserves more views. Whose with me? 

[ludacrisdt]

im not going to the damn circus again. They torture animals. I recommend you guys don't go there anymore. BTW the food and drinks there are fuckin expensive screw that place

[MADDOG6400]

This made me so pissed, I'm gonna buy a new keyboard tomorrow. If you're wondering how I'm typing, I'm using a "keyboard" program provided by Microsoft.

[theart1rm]

Their is one country that has banned live animals in circuses, side shows etc. No live animals of any breed. That needs to happen in every country. I have never been to the circus and will never go. I would love to go their with a tazer. I would tazer all those trainers. If I couldn't get close enough I would use blow darts. Whenever an elephants rebels and tries to run it gets shot down. I don't care if its PETA, ALF, they are showing what really happens. People need to demand it be stopped.

[PhantomDrums917]

One word my friends....karma. Someday that bulky white guy is gonna get his...

[ericaforbes86]

if only these animals knew their own strength.... i wish the elephants would stomp their asses and then the tigers eat them

[theFaded01]

this makes me laugh....BEAT em!!!!

[KarniManni]

Wie gerne würde diesen Menschen mal gegenüber stehen und ihnen das antuen was sie mit den Tieren machen. Ich hasse diese Menschen einfach nur. Man sollte Tiere im Zirkus verbieten.

How I wish these people would not even face them and the antuen what they do with the animals. These people just hate. We should ban animals in circuses.

[spiderdude56]

WHY THE **** IS THERE 5 LIKES!!!

[SacredElephants]

@KennyCoulter12 No, that isn't it. They are also chained up for most of the day. They're hauled around in box cars. The young are prematurely separated from their mothers. Even if they didn't beat the hell out of them, the circus is an abusive living environment for elephants.

[topliff12345]

i hope one day one of them stomps on their fucking head.

cruel bastards.

[cassieaileenkimberly]

All you people saying the elephant has tough skin maybe he does but there is no reson to hurt a poor inocent animal, im never going to barnum and baileys circus i protest against that . they are tortureos people who should be in jail for doing that and they it them with a hook so offcourse its gunna hurt ! and the man who called the elephant fat he should check the damn mirror ! i mean seriously why cuss at an animal hes pathetic ! >:(

[ridingisasport]

@cassieaileenkimberly Despite their skin being physically thick, its also very sentitive. Elephants will take dust baths to keep insects away. Imagine how bad a pointed hook would feel.....

[EoceneRoxton]

@KennyCoulter12 - that would be true if it were hitting their thighs or back, but they are hitting them in the face and trunk, the most sensitive part of their body.

[JesusChaser7]

That makes me want to cry! Those elephants did nothing to deserve this kind of treatment. Those guys are so cruel and cold hearted!!!

[wolfdragon1994]

I use to go to the Circus when I was a Kid but not anymore... when I first heard about the Abuse of circus animals I will never ever ever go there again

[wafhsecl]

bullshit you hit em in the ears and eyes like they were doing it does i mean damn did u not hear them crying in pain at some points when they were hit come on

[wafhsecl]

thats animal cruelty and to the all you trainers yall feel real stupid one day when one of yall stikes those elephants and they decide theve had enough and take their trunks pick yalls asses up and sling you thru a damn wall then how big and bad u goona be and elephants dont forget things either

[laura18lmn]

This is the saddest thing ever. Im doing a presentation about elephants and animals in the circus. I am going to use this video in my presentation to raise awareness to my audience..

[SallyAlbatross]

This is so cruel!

[bolki156]

i lov animals this made me cry

[breyergurl]

OMFG that is sooooo awful i feel bad for those elephants, those guys r such jerks if i were one of those elephants i would kill that guy! (thats all hate talk i wouldnt kill him just maybe haed but him or step on his foot or take the bullhook and wack my trainer!)

[1996Tori]

This makes me so angry and upset! They hit the poor animal oh I feel awful for the poor elephant! DO NOT GO TO THE CIRCUS PEOPLE, PLEASE!

[jenny050491]

Aww look who's getting all defensive now? 'A right an American', and you should be proud of it ;) Barnum and Bailey travel all over the world love there's no need to visit a country like yours out of will. You think you know everything about this when you know little more than the average outsider, they may not exactly torture their ellephants but they don't treat them nicely and keep them in correct conditions, seems like you people could do with a little more education.

[mhart9600]

And FYI you may want to go after the actual trainers and circus's themselves, come after its supporters will likely be a lost cause... but hey what do I know right? It will be entertaining to throw your ass back across the street and watch you get hauled away to jail because you think you are capable of doing something about this. Animals will ALWAYS be in the entertainment business, sorry don't know what you tell you, you better come together with all your UNIVERSITY people and a hell of a plan

[jenny050491]

Again, it seems that it is now you PMS'ing on a message board, it's nice to see you feel strongly, if not about the ellephants than at least about yourself. It's a shame that animals in general will alaways be in entertainment, but the only reason for that is because of twats supporting them. The world is full of them, and us normal people have to learn to respect that :)

[mhart9600]

First of all honey elephants is spelt with one L not 2. Second of all why are you talking about coming to this country when "they travel all over the world there's no need to visit this country" Why don't you do something about the circus's that actually abuse their animals, not ones that "are just mean to them" Doesn't make much sense to me. I do feel strongly about myself, because I am the greatest, and I feel strongly about what I've seen. I know more than the average person because I've...

[fur8e]

Have you seen how Tonka is bobbing her head back and forth and raising her right leg repeatedly which are both indications of stereotypical psychological problems in an elephant? Of course they will lie to you and tell you a false explanation for them beating the elephants but the video speaks for itself.

[zeezeezee87]

OMG I WANT TO KILL these fucking guys doing this.

[SloanZone87]

What a vicious act! Seriously what is hitting these animals really accomplishing? I hope the trainers get whats coming to them & those poor elephants are freed.

[Cazamelia]

I agree. They shouldnt hit them anyway, but these elephants aren't even doing anything wrong and they're still getting hit!? This is just abuse and domination..... :(

[mhart9600]

Sweetheart these animals were never free in the wild. Barnum and Bailey has a breeding facility in Florida where they select the performing elephants based on how they like to play... they would die if they were ever freed and the trainers to get whats coming to them, a paycheck for their work