{"id":469730,"date":"2014-07-09T20:10:47","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T00:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peta.org\/?post_type=feature&#038;p=469730%2F&#038;loggedin=1404948877"},"modified":"2024-04-02T01:51:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T08:51:11","slug":"circus-video-undercover-abuse","status":"publish","type":"feature","link":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/features\/circus-video-undercover-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Videos the Circus Doesn&#8217;t Want You to See"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Click any of these videos to find out how circuses take everything away from the animals they use.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. They take babies away from their mothers.<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video aligncenter is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-player\"><div class=\"widescreen-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Baby Elephant TAKEN by Ringling Bros. 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They beat baby elephants into submission.<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video aligncenter is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-player\"><div class=\"widescreen-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Alec Baldwin: Boycott Circuses That Use Animals\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BBv0_omCWeU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>Alec Baldwin explains that elephant trainers use whips, chains, and electric prods. At 0:32, check out the shocking photos from an ex-Ringling trainer, and at 0:59, a vet tells you what the term &#8220;breaking an elephant&#8221; actually means.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. But the adult trainings might be even worse.<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video aligncenter is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-player\"><div class=\"widescreen-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Elephants in Circuses: Training &amp; Tragedy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZTUol7VrHTg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>Carson &amp; Barnes Circus&#8217; &#8220;animal care&#8221; director shows would-be elephant trainers how to use a <a title=\"10 Reasons Not to Attend the Circus\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/features\/10-reasons-attend-circus\/\">bullhook<\/a>. At 1:40, he viciously beats an elephant for making a mistake. At 2:38, he reveals how the circus keeps these beatings a secret, and at 3:56 he trades in a bullhook for an electric prod.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Trainers beat elephants before the show \u2026<\/h1>\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"video-player\"><div class=\"widescreen-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Ringling Beats Animals: A PETA Undercover Investigation\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/490284352?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t\n<p>In 2009, a PETA investigation exposed the abuse going on behind the scenes at Ringling Bros. Circus. At 0:32, watch a trainer intentionally show an elephant a bullhook before striking her with it.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. \u2026 and after the show.<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video aligncenter is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-player\"><div class=\"widescreen-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Shrine Circus Bullhook Abuse\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9aIcXTHbwo8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>A brave 5-year-old girl and her mother reveal what they saw after a <a title=\"Circus Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/action\/activism-guide\/everyday-activism\/demonstration\/circus-schedule\/\">Shrine circus<\/a> show in Pittsburgh. At 0:58, the little girl breaks down everything that you need to know about the circus.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. And the abuse continues for these elephants&#8217; entire lives.<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video aligncenter is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-player\"><div class=\"widescreen-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Draw My Life: Elephant Edition | PETA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R4aI-egE7Fo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>This SFW video shows the plight of <a title=\"Meet Karen: 45 Years of Suffering in the Circus (Video)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/news\/karen-elephant-circus-video\/\">Karen<\/a>, an elephant who has been on the road with Ringling Bros. for more than 40 years.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. 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