This past weekend, attendees at the Murat Shrine Circus in Indianapolis were confronted with a troubling spectacle: elephants forced to perform under the threat of bullhooks, sharp, steel-tipped weapons designed to inflict pain and assert dominance. Despite a city ordinance explicitly banning such devices, handlers from the Oklahoma-based Carson & Barnes Circus used them openly, drawing swift condemnation and calls for action. 💔🐘 Upon witnessing this apparent violation, Humane World for Animal

28K views · 897 reactions | We joined the Texas Rose Festival Parade to call on the Sharon Shrine Circus to go animal-free! Every ticket sold funds the abuse of frightened animals who face daily violence  | PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) | Facebook

The Shrine Circus is coming to Tingley Coliseum, February 10 - 12. Get tickets and show information at abqshrinecircus.com! | EXPO NM Home of the New Mexico State Fair

17K views · 289 reactions | Live animal acts at circuses are irrelephant  Get with the times, Shriners International, and stop forcing animals to perform just like Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus! | PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) | Facebook