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

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BREAKING: After PETA supporters crashed the Yaarab Shrine Circus Appreciation Party to protest their cruel use of animals, Shriners blocked their cars from leaving the venue! | PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)