Dear people, I need your help to stop the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus' abusive practices against animals. Ringling is currently on its 2007 tour across North America. For elephants, tigers, horses, and other animals, another Ringling tour means another year of beatings and long days chained or confined to cramped, poorly ventilated boxcars. The circus's cruelty to animals is indisputable. Two PETA investigators tracked Ringling at nearly every stop on its 2006 tour. They documented on videotape that Ringling employees engaged in hideous acts of cruelty to animals in full view of the public. For instance, trainers aggressively hooked elephants with bullhooks, even causing a bloody wound. So you can imagine the hideous abuse that goes on behind the scenes. Former Ringling animal crew employees came forward with allegations of a 30-minute beating of a chained elephant that left her bleeding profusely. These beatings are absolutely horrible to watch and are even worse for elephants to endure. YOU CAN TAKE ACTION TODAY TO HELP END THESE HIDEOUS PRACTICES BY SIGNING OUR PETITION TO RINGLING. The abuses that PETA has uncovered have led to multiple open investigations of Ringling by the U.S. government and have cost the circus a national tour sponsor. But Ringling still refuses to retire its abusive animal acts. Can I count on your support to help stop Ringling's abuse in the name of family entertainment? I sincerely hope that the answer is "Yes!" YOU AND I ARE THE ONLY HOPE THAT THESE ANIMALS HAVE. Thank you for caring about animals. For all animals, PETA If you wish to help, please click HERE (to sign the petition) Thanks-