{"id":1506195,"date":"2024-02-18T15:38:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T15:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radiofree.asia\/?guid=19bb20260a5ccc31bce2c4bf090901ed"},"modified":"2024-02-18T15:38:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T15:38:01","slug":"video-peta-supporters-crash-sharon-shrine-nobility-ball-over-circus-cruelty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2024\/02\/18\/video-peta-supporters-crash-sharon-shrine-nobility-ball-over-circus-cruelty\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: PETA Supporters Crash Sharon Shrine \u2018Nobility Ball\u2019 Over Circus Cruelty"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing noble <\/em>about exploiting animals!\u201d That\u2019s the loud message that a PETA member delivered when she descended on the Nobility Ball at the Sharon Shrine temple last night to shame the Shriners for continuing to force elephants and other animals to perform in old-style circus shows. Photos and video footage of the disruption are available <\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Sharon Shrine Circus is among the last remaining shows that showcase the domination of wild animals, who are confined to small cages or kept in shackles and are deprived of any semblance of a normal, natural, or happy life. The Sharon Shriners partner with notoriously cruel exhibitors, including Carson & Barnes Circus, which has been cited for more than 100 violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act<\/em> and whose head trainer was caught on video<\/a> violently beating elephants with bullhooks\u2014weapons resembling a fireplace poker with a sharp hook on one end.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWild animals should be free to live their rich lives, not chained, beaten, and forced to perform in circus acts that harken back to an ignorant era,\u201d says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. \u201cPETA is calling on the Sharon Shriners to stop promoting cruelty under the big top and end animal shows, as numerous other Shrines have done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some well-intentioned people may think that attending a Shrine circus benefits children. But ticket sales aren\u2019t charitable donations: The profits are generally used to maintain the club\u2019s premises and fund its activities. <\/strong><\/p>\n

PETA\u2014whose motto reads, in part, that \u201canimals are not ours to use for entertainment\u201d\u2014points out that Every Animal Is Someone<\/a> and offers free Empathy Kits<\/a> for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org<\/strong><\/a> or follow the group on X (formerly Twitter)<\/strong><\/a>, Facebook<\/strong><\/a>, or Instagram<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s nothing noble about exploiting animals!\u201d That\u2019s the loud message that a PETA member delivered when she descended on the Nobility Ball at the Sharon Shrine temple last night to shame the Shriners for continuing to force elephants and other animals to perform in old-style circus shows. Photos and video footage of the disruption are… Read more \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

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