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Fri. 10/23/09 01:47 PM

Circus tickets

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I'm sure you couldn't have known when you posted this blog that Ringling actually has a terrible history of abusing its animals. Just this summer, an undercover investigation of the circus revealed Ringling workers, including a head elephant trainer and an animal superintendent striking elephants with sharp, heavy weapons. You can see video for yourself at www.RinglingBeatsAnimals.com. Kids love animals and they would hate to know that animals are suffering for their whole lives to provide them an afternoon's entertainment. With so many other fun things to do with kids, we should not support circuses that use animals. Furthermore, Mom Central is a partner of Mom Central Consulting, a marketing firm with a relationship with the circus to promote its agenda. Mom bloggers are being duped into believing that the face of the company is "one of them" when clearly her agenda is to promote her clients. I hope you'll review the information and decide for yourself if you want to be part of promoting this notorious entity.

muddbutter, Oakland, CA

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