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I love tradition, and most folks coming to the SPOSC do, too. But you can celebrate tradition- the Circus- without causing harm. Focus on consenting humans: the acrobats, contortionists, high wire walkers, jugglers, uni-cyclists, clowns, et cetera. Do not be the barbarians in future history books.
Shelby supported: End the Use of Animals at the St. Paul Osman Shrine CircusIn this current day and age, and with all we know about how intelligent animals are, there is no reason to force any animal to perform in a circus. The fear instilled during the abuse endured to break the animal to get them to do tricks is unforgivable.
Sarah supported: End the Use of Animals at the St. Paul Osman Shrine CircusElephants are intensely social, herd animals. Living in zoos does not provide room to roam, opportunities to socialize with other elephants, or autonomy.
Winter in northern regions is especially hard on elephants, who are confined to barns limiting time outdoors, and severely restricting access to exercise.
Retire Angeline, Savannah, Tasha, Victoria, and Zuri to an accredited sanctuary, where they will have the companionship of other elephants, freedom to roam in a warmer climate, and the emotional and physical care they deserve.
Cynthia supported: Free the Pittsburgh Elephants!Elephants do not belong in confined, barren, small spaces. This degradation of their environment deprives their beings of a meaningful life for which they were evolved. They are smart, social and sensitive animals that deserve dignity and respect, not commodification in the name of profit. As humans, we must do better for our earthly kin. I feel like elephants are wiser than most humans, yet they are captured and exploited for human amusement. It's sickening. Please release all elephants to sanctuaries and do right by them for the remainder of their long lives. It is the ethical path to take. Thank you.
Erin supported: Free the Pittsburgh Elephants!The time for living out the rest of their lives in freedom is long overdue. These animals deserve better from us. I would rather see them in an environment of openness, not confinement, and able to be in the company of each other.
Beverly supported: Free the Pittsburgh Elephants!I can't believe that after all of the years, zoos, like the one in Pittsburgh, are allowed to emotionally and physically abuse elephants. You would think that the people who are familiar with wild animals would know that they need more than one acre of dirt surrounded by fencing to roam and know the happiness of truly being FREE! I hope that I am still alive when all zoos, roadside animal attractions, canned hunting locations, government ordered culling, animal experiment laboratories, puppy mills and catteries are ILLEGAL. SHAME ON THE HUMAN RACE FOR ITS UNENDING CRUELTY TO GOD'S CREATURES.
Joann supported: Free the Pittsburgh Elephants!Elephants are intelligent, family oriented, caring, loving beings. They need room to roam that a sanctuary can provide. A zoo is not the place for an elephant to live a peaceful happy life.
Philomena supported: Free the Pittsburgh Elephants!These intelligent, social beings deserve so much more than a cramped, artificial environment. No living creature was meant to pace back and forth in a fraction of an acre when they were born to roam miles each day.
Keeping them confined under these conditions is not education or conservation, it’s cruelty masked as entertainment.
Christina supported: Free the Pittsburgh Elephants!Elephants are so intelligent and such sensitive animals, they did nothing to earn imprisonment. Let them be free in a good sanctuary! They deserve it.
ML supported: Free the Pittsburgh Elephants!The Pittsburgh Zoo has a long, troubling history with elephant care. In the past the caretakers (?) used dogs to control elephants. It continued to employ bullhooks and outdated handling techniques after most other zoos stopped. It has landed multiple times on the list of the “10 Worst Zoos for Elephants in North America.”
Tasha has paid the price for these failings. She’s not an exhibit. She’s not a commodity. She’s an autonomous being who deserves a life of dignity and peace. She must be allowed to enter a proper elephant sanctuary so that she may enjoy a life she deserves.
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