KCRG-TV9 News

Tools

PETA Wants Dubuque to Ban Elephant Pain Devices

By Josh Hinkle, Reporter

By Josh Hinkle

DUBUQUE - Inside Carson & Barnes Circus in Dubuque, spectators see things out of the ordinary for Iowa. But elephants seem to be the big hit at the big top.

Animal activist group PETA has an opinion on its website that consists of a video the group says depicts a Carson & Barnes trainer abusing elephants with bull hooks.

The circus says the video is not accurate, that the footage is from the mid-1990s and the audio is actually from a trainer speaking to other trainers, not elephants.

But PETA doubts the circus' claims about these elephants. Members sent this letter to the Dubuque mayor, urging his help. The letter asks Mayor Roy Buol to ban bull hooks, electric prods and other devices that inflict pain to elephants.

Buol did not return TV9's calls, and spectators did not buy into PETA's plan.

The circus invites any doubting spectators to check out its USDA standing, and if that is not enough, to witness its elephant training at any time.

Email Josh Hinkle at Josh.Hinkle@kcrg.com

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 500 Characters Left

By submitting a comment to this web site, I affirm that I have read, understand, agree to and shall abide by the following rules and regulations as a term and condition of all comments which I may post. As terms and conditions of using this KCRG web site, I agree that I am fully responsible for the contents of all statements which I make. To the best of my knowledge, all such statements are true, fair, and accurate. I shall not post any statements which attack a person’s integrity or moral character, expose a person to public hatred, contempt or ridicule, deprive a person of the benefits of public confidence and social dealings, or injure a person in the maintenance of that person’s business. I shall not knowingly post content that violates the copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property right of a third person. I shall not post content that is false, liable, defamatory, obscene, abusive, that violates a person’s right to privacy, that otherwise violates any applicable local, state, national or international law or that is otherwise inappropriate. I acknowledge that if I post a comment which violates this policy that an offended person to whom comments are directed may have a right through judicial process to determine my identity and make a claim against me for damages. I agree that I shall indemnify KCRG, its employees, agents, representatives and affiliates from any and all expenses KCRG may incur as a result of comments I post which violate this policy, claims and/or damages, including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. KCRG is not responsible for the contents posted or anything arising out of the use of the contents or other interaction and has no obligation or duty to monitor or control any posting but does reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove, or edit user generated comment.

Athlete of the Week
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.
More On Demand

What's On KCRG

9:00
20/20
10:00
KCRG-TV9 News at 10
10:35
Two and a Half Men
11:05
ABC News Nightline