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TAKE ACTION NOW! Save 'Sarah' and Other Circus Elephants From Prolonged Abuse
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, elephants, Barnum & Bailey, ELEPHANT ABUSE, wildlife, wildanimals, protection, humans, animalrights, AnimalWelfare, AnimalCruelty, abuse )

Cal
- 569 days ago - forcechange.com
Urge the USDA to seize an aging, injured elephant named, "Sarah," from the Ringling Bros. Circus immediately and move her to an elephant sanctuary where she can receive long-needed treatment for her neglected medical ailments.
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rene davis (74)
Sunday November 27, 2011, 1:54 pm
I can't stand the circus industry! Poor animals like Sarah taken from the wild to preform demeanding acts for a pathetic public yet to be educated. I pray for you dear Sarah. I pray that you will know freedom in your twlight years, that your aching body & heart will be free, that you go too a good elephant sancutary lwhere you are among your own & live out the rest of your life surrounded by LOVE. I love you my darling xxx.
 

Terry King (102)
Sunday November 27, 2011, 1:56 pm
Action taken
 

nicole silva (12)
Sunday November 27, 2011, 3:04 pm
signed noted
 

Annette O. (24)
Sunday November 27, 2011, 3:37 pm
Signed and shared.
 

ali hamilton (3)
Sunday November 27, 2011, 3:54 pm
signed
 

Walter Firth (45)
Sunday November 27, 2011, 5:46 pm
Signed Cal.People who patronise circuses are bigger clowns than the performers.
 

patrica and edw jones (189)
Sunday November 27, 2011, 11:54 pm
Signed, We do not need circuses - they are cruel and contribute nothing to animal welfare - just greedy money spinners. Hate them. Thanks Cal.
 

james larkin (18)
Monday November 28, 2011, 12:14 am
circuses are sick
 

Alysia S. (57)
Monday November 28, 2011, 12:32 am
Signed
 

Danuta Watola (970)
Monday November 28, 2011, 1:42 am
signed
 

Robyn M. (123)
Monday November 28, 2011, 2:22 am
Signed and noted. Boycot any circus
 

Michele Wilkinson (106)
Monday November 28, 2011, 3:18 am
Noted and signed.
Thanks
 

Andrea Nemec (193)
Monday November 28, 2011, 3:27 am
Noted and signed! Thanks!
 

Joe R. (170)
Monday November 28, 2011, 3:28 am
Signed and noted.
 

Past Member (0)
Monday November 28, 2011, 4:26 am
signed
 

colleen p. (38)
Monday November 28, 2011, 4:38 am
Sarah is an African Elephant?
 

Past Member (0)
Monday November 28, 2011, 5:30 am
signed
 

Esther Z. (87)
Monday November 28, 2011, 6:01 am
Noted and signed.
 

Carol H. (222)
Monday November 28, 2011, 6:20 am
signed and noted
 

. (0)
Monday November 28, 2011, 6:30 am
Signed.
 

CAT B. (15)
Monday November 28, 2011, 6:44 am
Noted and signed. However, I wouldn't expect much from the USDA.
 

Elizabeth S. (146)
Monday November 28, 2011, 9:08 am
Signed, ty.
 

Shelli S. (153)
Monday November 28, 2011, 9:08 am
Signed, sent and noted.
 

Nancy Roussy (79)
Monday November 28, 2011, 9:29 am
Signed and noted, thank you!
 

Michael H. (203)
Monday November 28, 2011, 9:33 am
Signed thanks Cal
 

Stella Nobrega-Garcia (4)
Monday November 28, 2011, 10:16 am
Noted and signed.
 

Dianne H. (167)
Monday November 28, 2011, 11:09 am
noted & signed
 

Olivia S. (158)
Monday November 28, 2011, 11:16 am
signed (2x), thanks Cal
 

TaylorIsAway BackSoon (33)
Monday November 28, 2011, 11:24 am
Noted and signed... thank you.
 

Michael Kirkby (65)
Monday November 28, 2011, 11:31 am
I have never liked circuses at all. I was to one and one only when I was young and I was not impressed. In fact I found it rather boring. I like them even less now that I know how they treat animals.
 

Anne Settanni (152)
Monday November 28, 2011, 12:02 pm
thanks for posting, I hope Sarah is sent to a sanctuary very soon
 

Lisa Neste (546)
Monday November 28, 2011, 12:08 pm
Action taken, thanks Cal!
 

Kye J. (41)
Monday November 28, 2011, 1:03 pm
Signed
 

G M. (209)
Monday November 28, 2011, 1:09 pm
The USDA do something, that's a joke!
 

Megan Beery (18)
Monday November 28, 2011, 1:21 pm
signed and noted
 

Jim Phillips (2912)
Monday November 28, 2011, 2:57 pm
Petition signed.

Have Sarah go to a sanctuary immediately.

Ty, Cal.
.
 

Pastor Tim Redfern (599)
Monday November 28, 2011, 3:16 pm
Signed and noted.
Thanks, Cal.
 

Chelsea M. (1)
Monday November 28, 2011, 3:37 pm
Signed and noted.
 

Unnikrishnan Sasidharan (34)
Monday November 28, 2011, 3:43 pm
~Done
 

Sarah G. (102)
Monday November 28, 2011, 3:53 pm
signed, thanks for posting
 

nancy h. (1)
Monday November 28, 2011, 4:30 pm
How sad after all these years Ringling Brothers abused her, they won't let her spend the rest of her years in peace, free of pain and abuse.
 

Caitlin G. (29)
Monday November 28, 2011, 4:39 pm
Done
 

Aletta Kraan (134)
Monday November 28, 2011, 4:53 pm
Signed , thanks !
 

Nicole W. (315)
Monday November 28, 2011, 5:58 pm
signed and shared
 

Diane Stollger (40)
Monday November 28, 2011, 6:55 pm
noted and signed.
 

Rita White (55)
Monday November 28, 2011, 7:18 pm
Noted and signed
 

Valerie H. (126)
Monday November 28, 2011, 7:25 pm
Thank you, signed
 

Past Member (0)
Monday November 28, 2011, 7:26 pm
signed
 

Dave C. (142)
Monday November 28, 2011, 7:29 pm
signed, thank you.
 

Linda Jarsky (0)
Monday November 28, 2011, 8:13 pm
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.
 

Past Member (0)
Monday November 28, 2011, 8:37 pm
signed and noted
 

Quanta Kiran (62)
Monday November 28, 2011, 8:52 pm
Noted.
 

Taylor B. (0)
Monday November 28, 2011, 9:18 pm
signed and noted
 

Marilyn M. (132)
Monday November 28, 2011, 10:21 pm
Noted and signed. Thank you for posting, Cal.
 

Jana Repova (49)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 12:59 am
Signed. Thank you.
 

Andreia Capelo (15)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 1:07 am
Done.
Thanks Cal
 

Jutta N. (169)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 1:36 am
Petition signed. Thanks for sharing Cher
 

LIZA KNOWLES (8)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 1:46 am
Bring die doodstraf terug, gee hierdie diere ook die reg om te kan besluit. Hulle het n reg om te lewe, raak ontslae van die gemors wat besig is om al ons diere uitteroei, hou op om die Chinese, Japenese noem hulle wat jy wil te ondersteun. Hulle is barbaars gee die doodstraf aan hulle, die gemors verdien nie om te lewe nie.
 

Elsie Au (262)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 2:36 am
Done. Thanks Cal.
 

Alison A. (188)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 4:58 am
Signed and noted, thanks Cal.
 

Brenda Towers (0)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 6:08 am
Noted and signed.
 

Brent M. (0)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 7:21 am
thanks for this
 

Yvonne F. (93)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 7:28 am
Noted and signed this great petition! Thanks, Cal, for sharing it!
 

Elvina Andersson (92)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 8:51 am
Nice petition. The ways circuses treat their animals have been ignored for too long.
 

Irene M. (82)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 10:23 am
Disgraceful animal cruelty! THe USDA should not need petitioned to do the right thing for Sarah.Remove her immediately, while you sit around doing nothing the situation for Sarah gets worse! End her suffering now. How would you like to be treated in this way...CLOSE CIRCUSES PERMANTELY. Thanks, Cal.
 

Sylvie Bermannova (35)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 10:25 am
Noted and signed.

At circuses animals are exploited without receiving due care and love that they deserve. Boycott circuses!!! Shame on authorities who only watch animal abuse without taking a firm stand against it and/or taking punitive measures against the abusers! Animal protection laws needs improving, as does their enforcement!
 

Kimberly B. (109)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 10:30 am
Signed & noted, thank you Cal!
 

Armand B. (90)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 10:38 am
already signed, TU
 

Terrie Williams (543)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 12:28 pm
Signed, noted and posted on FB.
 

Martha Carlisle (1)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 1:23 pm
signed
 

Toni A. (193)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 1:56 pm
done
 

Allan Yorkowitz (208)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 2:26 pm
petition signed
 

Kathy Parsons (20)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 3:10 pm
Signed, thanks.
 

Mm M. (425)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 6:02 pm
Signed with disgust and sorrow!
 

Jane H. (125)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 6:13 pm
noted and signed
 

Irma Fleischeuer (13)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 6:31 pm
Done
 

Rajshree B. (26)
Tuesday November 29, 2011, 7:20 pm
Signed!
 

Tatjana C. (3)
Wednesday November 30, 2011, 3:53 am
No animals in circusses. If humans want to live like this, it's their own decision. But animals can't decide for themselves. And in a circus they can't be treated appropriately to the species.
 

Libby Connor (8)
Wednesday November 30, 2011, 4:44 am
Boycott all circuses that use animals!
 

Tommy D. (29)
Wednesday November 30, 2011, 9:52 am
Signed
 

brenda c. (87)
Thursday December 1, 2011, 1:00 pm
Noted and signed. Thank you Cal.
 

Archie B. (45)
Thursday December 1, 2011, 2:38 pm
The original owners of circuses,educated & performed with their animals,treated them as family & were visibly devastated when anything happened to them.Now this LOVE of the performing animal seems to have disappeared from circuses,& therefore they should be disbanded!
 

Elizabeth P. (102)
Thursday December 1, 2011, 3:22 pm
Noted and Signed. Hoping for the best.
 

Kamakshi Ramaswamy (4)
Thursday December 1, 2011, 9:42 pm
Signed.
 

Ira M. (203)
Friday December 2, 2011, 10:52 am
Signed and noted. Thank you!
 

Jane Parker (70)
Tuesday December 6, 2011, 7:47 am
Signed
 
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