In His Own Words: A Ringling Elephant Trainer Tells All

A Ringling Bros. whistleblower reveals that trainers cruelly wrestle baby elephants using ropes, sharp hooks, and electric shocks in order to force them to learn circus tricks. Listen as he tells the story in his own words. Read more: http://bit.ly/7ha9NL

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Ringling Brothers
• circus
• elephants
• barnum circus
• family fun
• baby elephants
• bull hooks
• electric prods
• whistleblower
• PETA

[1i4mc]

this is fucking disgusting, how could anyone do this to a living thing?!

[Eminemporvida4]

Things like this is why we do not go to the circus anymore

[dearmalika]

and he's laughing revealing this...what a shame! Save this animales!

[fuerTiere]

"Tiere sind nicht dazu da, dass wir sie essen.

Tiere sind nicht dazu da, dass wir an ihnen experimentieren.

Tiere sind nicht dazu da, dass wir sie anziehen.

Tiere sind nicht dazu da, dass sie uns unterhalten.

Tiere sind nicht dazu da, dass wir sie ausbeuten."

[leicestergirl63]

@justmac26 "....terrorist organsations such as PETA ..." Aren't you being rather extreme and melodramatic? Animal welfare organisations such as PETA exist to help animals and to make people aware of animal abuse, cruelty, etc. Terrorism has nothing to do with it. As for your claim that this man sounds bitter at Gary Jacobson - no he doesn't. He's just blowing the whistle, for whatever reason, on what goes on in the circus and the disgusting torture inflicted on the animals.

[justmac26]

He sounds a little sour at Gary Jacobson, I wonder if Gary stole his job, and he's a little upset about it. These are photographs people, not videos, which doesn't prove anything. I am not telling you I am 100% sure, but I am also saying terrorist organisations such as PETA cannot be trusted!

[vonedel]

@Pieishman Because I don't think PETA would like their reputation or and image damaged, by out right lies, if that was the case.

[M11ty2]

@Pieishman are you iplying that this really isn't all that bad and that you wouldn't mind going through it. This is horrible and it is as bad as he says it is.

[Pieishman]

How do you know they just got some peta guy to say all of the stuff in this video and make everything seem worse then it actually is?

[kaylakutiez]

people suck /:

[Lunaveir]

wtf, how can someone do this to a baby elephant?

i wanna go shoot those people.

:/