New photos of Ringling Bros. trainers using cruel methods to train baby elephants will make you never want to go to the circus again!!!

Poor baby elephants scream and cry as they are roughly slammed to the ground, “stretched out”, shocked with electric prods, and gouged with bullhooks by Ringling trainers. The babies are taken from their moms at the still-nursing ages of 18 to 24 months, “tethered neck-to-neck” to another elephant, and are forced to learn tricks by way of punishment. Demand that Ringling trainers and the Ringling Bros. organization be held accountable for their horrific treatment of these special animals here. Via PETA.

*Photo courtesy of www.peta.org

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