“Sorry, it’s not for me.” Columnist sticks up for elephants in the circus!
January 16th, 2009 by admin
“It is the largest of all land animals. It can survive more than 70 years in the wild and in a single day can drink 67 gallons of water and walk up to 30 miles. So what, you may want to know, is it doing tethered to a chain in a boxcar reeking of feces and urine?”
Those are the opening sentences of an excellent opinion piece in today’s Orlando Sentinel by columnist George Diaz (the Ringling Bros. circus began a 5-day stint in Orlando this week). Click here to read the complete column. When you’re done, send Mr. Diaz a quick thank-you: gdiaz@orlandosentinel.com
If you live in the Orlando area, join other animal advocates outside the circus at Orlando’s Amway Arena. ARFF will be holding demonstrations today through Monday (visit our website calendar for details).