*Animals perform under threat of punishment. Elephants are beaten with poles that have hooks on the end.


*Bears commonly have their paws burned to force them to stand on their hind legs.

*Animals in circuses are forced to travel thousands of miles for 48-50 weeks every year.

*Elephants are chained in filthy railroad cars that are often left in the sun in hot weather. Some elephants spend their entire lives in chains. The famous Dumbo lived 20 years in "martingales", fetters that run from the tusks to the feet.


*Tigers live and are transported in cages only 4 feet by 5 feet by 6 feet- barely enough room to turn around.






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