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Condemn the "Greatest Show on Earth"

Target: Steve Koonin, President of TNT
Sponsored by: ASPCA

An upcoming TV series, "Greatest Show on Earth", promises a "behind-the-scenes" look at the legendary Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. But the real story is that Circus staff regularly abuse and torment performing elephants with bull hooks, chains and other devices.

The abuse of Ringling Bros. circus elephants -- well documented by animal welfare organizations, state humane agencies, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspectors -- violates both the federal Endangered Species Act and the Animal Welfare Act, which prohibit the abuse of endangered animals used in entertainment.

Many have witnessed routine violent abuse and cruelty toward the elephants, including frequently hitting the elephants with bull hooks, rubbing dirt into sores of elephants to conceal their wounds, and routinely chaining the elephants on concrete or in cramped rail cars for many hours of every day and night.

This kind of cruelty is not entertainment -- contact TNT and urge them to cancel the "Greatest Show on Earth" series.

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Dear Mr. Koonin,

The upcoming series, "Greatest Show on Earth", promises a "behind-the-scenes" look at the legendary Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. But the real story is that Circus staff regularly abuse and torment performing elephants with bull hooks, chains and other devices.

The abuse of Ringling Bros. circus elephants -- well documented by animal welfare organizations, state humane agencies, and U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspectors -- violates both the federal Endangered Species Act and the Animal Welfare Act, which prohibit the abuse of endangered animals used in entertainment.

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We signed the “Condemn the "Greatest Show on Earth"” letter!

# 50:

8:37 pm PDT, Apr 7, Name not displayed, Iowa

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8:33 pm PDT, Apr 7, Laura Horning, Ohio
BAN "the greatest show on earth!" The elephants are abused and tortured~this MUST stop!!!! BOYCOTT!!!!

# 48:

8:28 pm PDT, Apr 7, Name not displayed, New York

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8:18 pm PDT, Apr 7, Zelda DiCaprio, Texas

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8:00 pm PDT, Apr 7, Kat Ferrara, New Jersey
No to circuses that use animals as acts!

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7:57 pm PDT, Apr 7, Bobi Milner, Missouri

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7:56 pm PDT, Apr 7, Dinda Evans, California

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7:47 pm PDT, Apr 7, Blair Rives, Virginia

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7:45 pm PDT, Apr 7, Brian Reynolds, New Jersey

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7:37 pm PDT, Apr 7, Jessica Eldridge, Australia

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7:37 pm PDT, Apr 7, Suzie Gordon, New Hampshire

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7:35 pm PDT, Apr 7, JM Aurnague, California
The real story is that Circus staff regularly abuse and torment performing elephants. It's also against the law to abuse endangered animals in entertainment. STOP THE ABUSE BY STOPPING THE SHOW!!

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7:24 pm PDT, Apr 7, Jillian Kusch, Canada

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7:22 pm PDT, Apr 7, Cheryl Lea Moersch, Oregon
The only other animals besides us that we know of who have species specific grave yards!

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7:19 pm PDT, Apr 7, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

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7:11 pm PDT, Apr 7, Dee C., New York

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7:00 pm PDT, Apr 7, Marie C Torres, Florida

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6:58 pm PDT, Apr 7, Chris Kuhar, Virginia

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6:51 pm PDT, Apr 7, Karen Stillwell, Tennessee

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6:47 pm PDT, Apr 7, ChrisAndDani Stanton, Alabama

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6:22 pm PDT, Apr 7, Caroline Lambert, Australia

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6:19 pm PDT, Apr 7, Kelli Jess, Washington
No animal should be used for entertainment. If there wild creatures they should be left alone in there habitat and left to live out there lives happy without having someone whip them or beat them with sticks.

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6:18 pm PDT, Apr 7, Kristen Faulkner, Wyoming

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6:13 pm PDT, Apr 7, Danielle Bizjak, Australia

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6:11 pm PDT, Apr 7, Litza Laboriel, New York

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6:01 pm PDT, Apr 7, Larissa Lefebvre, Canada

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5:53 pm PDT, Apr 7, Nicole Hardin, Alabama

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5:51 pm PDT, Apr 7, Cristina Seica, Portugal

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5:46 pm PDT, Apr 7, Kathy Gabriel, New York

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5:40 pm PDT, Apr 7, Stephanie Appleby, Maine

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5:36 pm PDT, Apr 7, Lisa Macklin, Virginia
TNT, this is appalling. You can do better than this.

# 19:

5:34 pm PDT, Apr 7, Lin Teachenor, Washington
Please don't air this show - this is cruelty not entertainment!

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5:30 pm PDT, Apr 7, Aiz T, Canada

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5:30 pm PDT, Apr 7, Tara Torres, New Jersey

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5:28 pm PDT, Apr 7, Teri Gless, Texas
PLease lets stop this. Elephants did no ask to be trated cruelty. Please I BEG for this to end. PLEASE come together and lets end this.

# 15:

5:26 pm PDT, Apr 7, Laura Zanoli, Italy

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5:24 pm PDT, Apr 7, Maya Nathan, Maryland
Such intelligent and gentle creatures, they should be treasured not used and abused

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5:23 pm PDT, Apr 7, Maria Del Carme Bregante, Argentina

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5:22 pm PDT, Apr 7, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania

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5:19 pm PDT, Apr 7, Karen Conover, Florida
Please stop abusive and demeaning treatment of these gentle giants. If I had my wish, all wild animals would be free from cruel and inhumane treatment. Please be my voice, I implore you, respectfully karen conover

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5:18 pm PDT, Apr 7, Kehli Scheehean, Oregon
The abuse of any animal is intolerable for many reasons.First, being that God created animal before he created man means that all animals have a purpose here.Elephant cuelty makes me sick to think about and i just want them to have peace and be treated how their meant to be.I hope my signature will help prevent any furture elephant abuse. Thank you for your time, Kehli Scheehean

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5:06 pm PDT, Apr 7, Charlene Renwick, Massachusetts

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5:05 pm PDT, Apr 7, Robert Lukes, North Dakota

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4:55 pm PDT, Apr 7, Name not displayed, California

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4:53 pm PDT, Apr 7, Melania Padilla, Nicaragua

# 5:

4:45 pm PDT, Apr 7, Sheneise Wilson, Maryland
NO animal should be abused for ANY reason, especially just to entertain and make money! How this unjust act has been allowed to continue for SO long is unbelievable! The people responsible should be ashamed...

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4:42 pm PDT, Apr 7, Name not displayed, Connecticut

# 3:

4:37 pm PDT, Apr 7, Betty Gregory, Indiana

# 2:

4:33 pm PDT, Apr 7, Louise Lanham, Texas
Animal abuse of any kind is intolerable. Refuse to give them publicity and especially, refuse to support them financially!

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3:58 pm PDT, Apr 7, David Dunkleberger, Pennsylvania

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