Atlanta: Protest Cruel Animal Circus Acts!

Jun
29
Atlanta, GA, USA
Protest for Animal Rights

Please join local PETA supporters to urge Shriners International outside of its 2025 Imperial Session to ban its member clubs from hosting notoriously cruel animal circuses!

Although Shriners International claims to be dedicated to compassion and service, elephants, tigers, and other animals exploited in Shrine circuses live under the constant threat of being hit with bullhooks—sharp steel-tipped rods that resemble fireplace pokers—whips, and other weapons to force them to perform confusing and painful tricks. Shrine circuses routinely work with cruel exhibitors—such as the Carson & Barnes Circus, whose appallingly long history of animal abuse includes citations for more than 100 violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act—to supply the animals for their acts. Video clips from Shrine circuses show elephants jabbed with a bullhook, a tiger being whipped in the face and other animals suffering in despair.