Animal Welfare Bullhook Ringling Brothers 
Critter News
FEBRUARY 6, 2009
The treatment of circus elephants went on trial in federal court Wednesday with animal rights groups accusing Ringling Bros. of violating the Endangered Species Act when it uses bullhooks and chains to control its performing pachyderms.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
Four animal welfare groups brought suit against the circus back in 2003. The charges state that “Ringling Bros. The charges state that “Ringling Bros. A decision will soon come in a DC courtroom.
Critter News
JANUARY 7, 2010
(FEI) at the outset of a nine-year-old suit brought by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) that culminated in a six-week trial in March. Sullivan dismissed the star witness's testimony, saying Rider lied about receiving payments from animal activists and about his personal attachment to the giant animals.
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