Ringling Caught on Tape Beating Elephants, Tigers

Here's a reminder to avoid any circus that uses animals, but especially Ringling Bros. at Coney Island. PETA conducted an undercover investigation for 6 months to record this heartbreaking footage of Ringling Bros. trainers beating elephants and tigers. Not only do the Ringling elephant trainers hit and whip the elephants, they also stick bull hooks into the elephants' skin and pull.

If everyone who planned to go to the circus this summer saw this video, Ringling's business would definitely suffer. It's shameful that even after all of Ringling's national sponsors stopped supporting them because of abuse allegations, Mayor Bloomberg and borough president Marty Markowitz still let them set up shop for the whole summer in Brooklyn, putting money before morals.

Please watch the video below and only support circuses, like Cirque du Soleil, that don't need animals to entertain.