Filed under: Animal Rights @ GMU, AR Action, Local Events, Protest, Use Your Voice! | Tags: Demonstration, GMU, Ringling Bros., Ringling Bros. Beats Elephants, Ringling Bros. Circus Cruelty, Ringling Circus, The Patriot Center
Ringling Bros. Demonstration Schedule for George Mason University
Please join us to protest animal abuse at GMU!
For many years, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus has come to the Patriot Center every spring semester bringing along several species of enslaved animals, including: elephants, llamas, rabbits, tigers, dogs, zebras, horses, and goats. Circus animals spend their entire lives either confined to cages or in chains, traveling eleven months of the year through weather conditions considerably different from their native habitats. In order for animals to perform circus tricks, they are beaten with metal bullhooks, shocked with electrical devices, tied down with ropes, and whipped.
Circus animals are caged, routinely beaten to incentivize their performance of tricks, and suffer both mentally and physically during their captivity. Their performances do not educate children about animals. Rather, it sends a message that animal abuse and dominion is acceptable. As an alternative to Ringling Bros., please support shows with talented, consenting performers; such as Cirque du Soleil and other acts that do not exploit animals.
Photo of Ringling Bros. trainers abusing a baby elephant by using ropes and bullhooks to force her to preform tricks (image originally published in The Washington Post).
These nonhuman animals are either stolen from their native ecosystems, or they are bred in captivity and removed from their mothers before their first birthday. Despite public relations campaigns that falsely advertise “conservation efforts,” Ringling Bros. has never released a captive-bred animal into the wild. Beyond physical maltreatment, circus animals are deprived of the freedom to roam, access to environmental stimuli, and the ability to engage in instinctual behaviors such as social interaction. In 2011, as a result of dozens of violations under the USDA’s Animal Welfare Act, Ringling’s parent company was ordered to pay the largest settlement against an animal exhibitor, totaling $270,000.
Please join us and lend your voice to these animals!
Demonstration Schedule:
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Details:
All signs and leaflets will be provided. Email nooneisproperty@gmail.com for more information, especially for weather-related changes. These protests are organized by a small collective of individuals, not a major organization. We only do legal protests. If you are uncomfortable at any time, please see Lisa.
For a “vigil,” we hold signs, and candles, offer leaflets, but do not say much unless asked questions. For a “vigil/protest” we start with a vigil for the show letting out and transition to a protest for the next show. For a “protest” we hold signs, hand-out leaflets, and engage in speak-outs and some chanting (you will be given a chant sheet).
Filed under: Animal Rights @ GMU, Announcement, AR Action, ARC Events, Campaign, Local Events, News, Protest, Use Your Voice!
To further emphasize the importance of these efforts, here some photos taken by ARC precisely ON CAMPUS in the last two years.
“Handler” pulls down the elephant’s head with a bullhook, which resembles a fire-poker and are quite painful (Spring 2012)
“Handler” with a closer look at the billhook (Spring 2012)
Performers struggle with one of the dogs (Spring 2013)
Unhealthy conditions of the llamas; just look at their (lack of) fur! (Spring 2013)
“Handler” using the bullhook on elephant (Spring 2013)
Filed under: AR Action, AR Event, ARC Events, Protest, Use Your Voice! | Tags: GMU, Protect Elephants, Ringling Protest
Ringling Brothers Demonstration Schedule for George Mason University
This is the protest schedule for the 2011 Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey shows at the George Mason University Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA. Each protest will last from an hour before the show starts to the start of the show. A vigil will follow each night after the show. Signs and leaflets will be provided. Please come and lend your voice to these animals!
When:
Thursday, April 14 – 6:00 pm, Vigil 9pm
Friday, April 15 – 6:30 pm, Vigil 9:30 pm
Saturday, April 16 – 10:30 am, 2:30 pm, 6:30 pm, Vigil 9:30 pm
Sunday, April 17 – 12:00 pm, 4:00 pm, Vigil 7:00 pm
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Tuesday, April 19 – Vigil 9pm
Wednesday, April 20 – Vigil 9pm
Friday, April 22 – 6:30 pm, Vigil 9:30 pm
Saturday, April 23 – 10:30 am, 2:30 pm, 6:30 pm, Vigil 9:30 pm
Sunday, April 24 – 12:00 pm, 4:00 pm, Vigil 7:00 pm
Where:
Meet at the West entrance of the Patriot Center.
Public Transportation:
Take the Metro Orange Line to Vienna/Fairfax. Then take the CUE Bus (Gold 1, 2 or Green 1, 2) to GMU. Once you arrive at GMU, walk south to the west entrance of the Patriot Center. In other words, once you arrive at the bus stop at GMU, follow Patriot Circle until you find the west entrance to the Patriot Center. You will reach the Patriot Center regardless of the direction you travel on Patriot Circle. The protest will at the west entrance of the Patriot Center. If you are early, we might be at the intersection of Braddock Road and Roanoke River Road. That area is south and near the west entrance of the Patriot Center.
George Mason University is located at 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030.
Why:
Animals belong in their native habitats, not in the circus. Numerous circuses use animals such as elephants, tigers, horses, and zebras. These animals are caged, routinely beaten to incentivize their performance of tricks, and suffer both mentally and physically during their captivity in the circus. The only reason animals are used in circuses is for profit. Their captivity does not educate children about animals. Rather, it sends a message that animal abuse and captivity is acceptable.
In order for animals to perform circus tricks, they are beaten with metal bull hooks, shocked with electrical devices, tied down with ropes, and whipped. They are either stolen from their natural habitat in the wild, or they are bred in captivity and removed from their mothers before their first birthday.
These animals spend their lives in chains and travel eleven months of the year, through weather conditions considerably different from their native habitats. The remaining month is spent in a facility where the animals receive some of the most brutal training, out of the view of the public.
A lifetime spent on concrete or idling in tights cells, results in numerous physical and psychological ailments, such as osteoarthritis, tuberculosis, poor caging and housing conditions, and/or insanity. These health issues frequently lead to the premature deaths of the animals through euthanasia, long before they would have reached their natural lifespan.
Visit our Circus page for more information about the wrongs or captivity and cruelty for entertainment.
Ignore the Truth No Longer:
Watch these videos and learn more about the standard practices Ringling employs to force animals to preform tricks for the entertainment of humans.
- Keep Us Free
More Information:
Filed under: AR Action, AR Alert, AR Event, ARC Events, Campaign, Local Events, Protest, Use Your Voice! | Tags: Boycott the Circus, Ringling Bros. Circus Cruelty, Ringling Tortures Baby Elephants
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Ringling Brothers Demonstration Schedule for George Mason University
This is the protest schedule for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey shows at the George Mason University Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. Each protest will be at least one hour long. Signs and leaflets will be provided. Please come and lend your voice to these animals!
When:
Thursday, March 25 – 6:00 pm
Friday, March 26 – 6:30 pm, Vigil 9:30 pm
Saturday, March 27 – 10:30 am, 2:30 pm, 6:30 pm, Vigil 9:30 pm
Sunday, March 28 – 12:00 pm, 4:00 pm, Vigil 7:00 pm
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Friday, April 2 – 6:30 pm, Vigil 9:30 pm
Saturday, April 3 – 10:30 am, 2:30 pm, 6:30 pm, Vigil 9:30 pm
Sunday, April 4 – 12:00 pm, 4:00 pm, Vigil 7:00 pm
Where:
Meet at the corner of Braddock Road and Roanoke River Road in Fairfax, Va. We will then move to the west entrance of the Patriot Center.
Public Transportation:
Take the Metro Orange Line to Vienna/Fairfax. Then take the CUE Bus (Gold 1, 2 or Green 1, 2) to GMU. Once you arrive at GMU, walk south to the west entrance of the Patriot Center. In other words, once you arrive at the bus stop at GMU, follow Patriot Circle until you find the west entrance to the Patriot Center. You will reach the Patriot Center regardless of the direction you travel on Patriot Circle. The protest will at the west entrance of the Patriot Center. If you are early, we might be at the intersection of Braddock Road and Roanoke River Road. That area is south and near the west entrance of the Patriot Center.
George Mason University is located at 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030.
Why:
Animals belong in their native habitats, not in the circus. Numerous circuses use animals such as elephants, tigers, horses, and zebras. These animals are caged, routinely beaten to incentivize their performance of tricks, and suffer both mentally and physically during their captivity in the circus. The only reason animals are used in circuses is for profit. Their captivity does not educate children about animals. Rather, it sends a message that animal abuse and captivity is acceptable.
In order for animals to perform circus tricks, they are beaten with metal bull hooks, shocked with electrical devices, tied down with ropes, and whipped. They are either stolen from their natural habitat in the wild, or they are bred in captivity and removed from their mothers before their first birthday.
These animals spend their lives in chains and travel eleven months of the year, through weather conditions considerably different from their native habitats. The remaining month is spent in a facility where the animals receive some of the most brutal training, out of the view of the public.
A lifetime spent on concrete or idling in tights cells, results in numerous physical and psychological ailments, such as osteoarthritis, tuberculosis, poor caging and housing conditions, and/or insanity. These health issues frequently lead to the premature deaths of the animals through euthanasia, long before they would have reached their natural lifespan.
Visit our Circus page for more information about the wrongs or captivity and cruelty for entertainment.
Ignore the Truth No Longer:
Watch these videos and learn more about the standard practices Ringling employs to force animals to preform tricks for the entertainment of humans.
Keep Us Free
More Information:
Filed under: AR Action, ARC Events, Reportback, Video | Tags: Compassion for Animals, Meet Your Meat, Pay-Per-View
Compassion for Animals (CfA) and the Animal Rights Collective (ARC) hosted our third Pay-Per-View session at GMU last week. Students earned $1 to viewed a four minute segment of “Meet Your Meat” to teach them more about standard farming practices. Over 35 students watched the video and several participants even refused the dollar! Thanks to CfA for helping out and coming up with this innovative concept!
Special thanks to Gabriela Galeano for being our photographer!
Watch “Meat Your Meat” and start changing your life!
Filed under: Animal Rights Issue, AR Action, Protest, Use Your Voice! | Tags: Bloomingdales kills animals, Dior kills animals, Fur Hags, Fur is Fucked, Neiman Marcus kills animals, Saks Jandel kills animals, Saks kills animals
A coalition of animal rights groups brought together protestors from all over the east coast to encourage companies and consumers to go fur-free on buy nothing day. The fur industry is particularly heinous, with animals living their lives in intense confinement that leads to insanity before they are often skinned alive. Solely for the name of fashion. Don’t be a fur hag, go fur-free. And educate others about these atrocities.
Protestors at Saks Jandel, Friendship Heights.
Protestors at Dior were accosted by Police. Always protecting property, not First Amendment rights or animals.
Video Still: Protester Accosted by Police
See Why Wearing Fur is Fucked Up for more information.
Animal Rights Collective Blog 