Elephants in Circuses: Training & Tragedy

This undercover video footage shows Carson & Barnes Circus' "animal care" director instructing a would-be elephant trainer how to use a sharp, steel-tipped bullhook and Ringling Bros. handlers aggressively striking elephants with bullhooks.

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[Madison Meyer]

This is the reason I don't go to circuses.

[DWhomeMedia]

I will someday form an army, and I'm not joking. Any abuse shown to animals will be the last thing they will do. Mark my words.

[janmarie Last]

OMG!!! this is so horrible! Why is this guy not in jail? He should be! These poor beautiful, gentle creatures! If only, if only they would turn on him! They could fix him in about a second. But then, THE elephant would probably be put down for it. Now I am crying. I will go and protest when the circus is here this weekend. This is so aweful!

[wingedwolf56176]

To the posts saying this was from PETA other animal organizations ( Born Free, Aspsa, Humane Sociecity) have documented animal abuse done to these animals. Even employees and animal free circuses have deemed this abuse true! Think before you post.

[yvonneost12]

That fucking piece of shit instructor is the type thaqt stems from the little boy that used to hurt kittens - then grew up to prod elephants - absolute SCUM of the earth , I am going to see to it that this gets seen on tv.

[john delacruz]

i have been to ringling bros.

[WaldoHandFord]

This also shows how gullible you are.

[jmjilly]

(tear tear) i want to be a elephant trainer but not like that . that is just so mean

[gft43]

DUMB HUMANS.

[jleer1]

If you care about these animals please watch the video called 'earthlings'.

[IamtheKGB]

More propaganda and fake videos from PETA.

[KeepCalmAndSparkle91]

im so in your army!

lets go back to the original circus in rome, build the collosseum up again and throw in all animal and child abusers and let them kill each other in front of a cheering and clapping audience.