2008 Walk for Farm Animals September 27th at 3:00PM
Written by CJ
Sunday, 24 August 2008 08:29
Please join us for the 2008 Walk for Farm Animals in Downtown Denver! We will be meeting at the Northwest Corner of Civic Center Park which
Date: Sept. 27 Time Registration: 3 p.m., Walk: 4 p.m. Location: Civic Center Park in Denver Location Walk Coordinator: Harriet Balhiser and Ann Swissdorf E-mail:
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Phone: 719-276-2201 A printable flier is available here.
A team of activists from youcansaveanimals.org and supporting PETA and In Defense of Animals handed out over 500 pieces of literature to patrons of the Vasquez Circus. We had an estimated 100 cars turn around after reading the information about the animals abuse that takes place in the circus.
Fox News 31 came to film our protest. They attempted to interview the circus, but their calls went unanswered.
From IDA:
On March 31, 2008, a tiger with Circus Vasquez was attacked, nearly decapitated, and killed by one or more of her cage mates after the circus left six tigers crammed together in one cage. The circus has been cited numerous times previously by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) for failing to provide adequate space to tigers. The USDA again cited Circus Vasquez for violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act related to the fatal tiger-on-tiger mauling.
Circus Vazquez' troubles are not limited to tigers, however. Since February 2008, Circus Vazquez has been traveling with elephant handler Will Davenport and his three elephants, Tina, Queenie and Jewel. In the past year, the Davenport family has been repeatedly cited by the USDA for inhumane handling and failure to provide adequate veterinary care to the elephants. The City of Los Angeles recently ordered Will Davenport out of the city because of his terrible record. The Davenports are under official investigation by two federal agencies: the USDA for violations of the Animal Welfare Act and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for violations of the federal Endangered Species Act.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 26 June 2008 07:24 )
Culpepper and Merriweather Circus Frederick
Written by C.J. Eliassen
Wednesday, 25 June 2008 00:00
Matt of Frederick notifed us of the Culpepper and Merriweather Circus showings yesterday the 25th of June, 2008. We deomstrated with signs and handed out pamphlets to educate people, and let the City and the Circus know that any circuses with animal acts is not welcome. We had many people decide not to attend after the information we gave them, and several more state the "The animals were not happy." and that they would not attend another circus again.
One heart wrenching scene was that of one of the elephants. When the trainer set down his bullhook to strap a people carrier on the top of the elephant, the elephant picked up the bullhook. When the trainer went to take it back, the elephant didn't want to let go. The elephant is well aware that if she has the bullhook, then the trainer cannot use it to hit or poke her.
Some Information from PETA:
Culpepper & Merriweather Circus has failed to meet minimum federal standards for the care of animals used in exhibition as established in the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Culpepper & Merriweather several times for failure to provide animals with shelter from the elements, enough space to make normal postural adjustments, and proper veterinary care. Culpepper & Merriweather Circus features numerous wild and domestic animals. Contact PETA for documentation.
Peta & YouCanSaveAnimals.org teamed up at Denver National Convention to promote Peta's Tax Meat campaign which is a very clever way of educating people on how much destruction their meat habit has on the environment. We also handed out hundreds of Vegan Outreach pamphlets and showed many people Meet Your Meat on our body TV. We had wonderful success at the Ralph Nader Rally at DU with dozens and dozens of people exclaiming they were already vegan!
We would all like to thank the teams from Peta and Peta2 that came out to speak for the animals. Thank you Ashley, Jenna, Chris, Jesse, Ken, Liz, James, Susan, Sarah, Heather, Nikki, Joey, Eric, Dave, and Paige!
And from YouCanSaveAnimals.org, a big thanks to Ann, Anna, Carrie, Cheryl, Masha, Peter, Ashleigh, Kelli, and Heather!
Last Updated ( Sunday, 21 September 2008 17:19 )
Circus Vasquez Spokesperson
Written by CJ
Wednesday, 07 July 2004 02:54
A Circus Vasquez spokesperson identified as W. Hater provided some very interesting insight into the policies of Circus Vasquez and their staff.
the elephant picked up the bullhook. When the trainer went to take it back, the elephant didn't want to let go. The elephant is well aware that if she has the bullhook, then the trainer cannot use it to hit or poke her.
