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CSIs Jorja Fox Takes on the Circus Elephant Abusers


Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 19, 2012

Actress Jorja Fox (who plays CSIs Sarah Sidle) released a new video message about circus animal abuse today, on behalf of Animal Defenders International (ADI). Fox is seen holding a bullhook, a weapon used to control elephants saying, This is a bullhook its heavy, its sharp, and it hurts, she continues, This is the weapon of choice for elephant circus performers. It is used to get elephants to perform tricks to amuse people.

The 90-second PSA tells the story of one elephant, Krissy, who was captured from the wild in Africa in 1984 at the age of two and eventually ended up in America where she is hired out by Texas based Trunks and Humps to work in traveling circuses and give rides at fairs.

An ADI undercover field officer filmed a Texas based circus elephant trainer savagely beating Krissy and another elephant with bullhooks and golf club and even electric shocking the elephants. At one point she is dragged to her knees and kicked in the face by the trainer, who continues to work with elephants. The video also shows Krissy kept on chains and in a transporter when not giving rides at fairs. The brutal scenes are juxtaposed with breathtaking images of a family of wild elephants living free in Africa. (1)

Jorja says, I wanted to help this campaign because I believe elephants are like stardust, something magical. Intelligent, gentle giants whose life revolves around family, love, affection and companionship. She concludes, These mighty, magical creatures exemplify all that is wrong with traveling circus: The confinement; the deprivation; the social isolation; the barren environment; and the violence.

In November, Jorja Fox joined Bob Barker, Congressman Jim Moran and the ADI team for the launch of the Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act (H.R. 3359) in Congress. The Act would outlaw the use of animals like elephants in traveling shows and at fairs where they are forced to live in traveling accommodation.

Fox says, It is time for people to realize these circuses and elephant rides at fairs are not harmless fun. These are living animals whose lives have been destroyed. I urge people to get in touch with their Member of Congress and ask them to help end this suffering.

The CSI stars crusade to end the suffering of elephants in entertainment also includes screenings this weekend of ‘How I became an Elephant’ at the Sarasota Film Festival in Florida and the First Glance Film Festival in Hollywood. The film, produced by Fox, explores the treatment of elephants through the eyes of a 14 year old girl.

NOTES FOR EDITORS:

Contact:

Matt Rossell, Animal Defenders International, 323-804-9920

Broadcast-quality video footage is available for download, contact ADI.

A bullhook is a heavy bar with a sharpened metal point and hook on the end, which elephant workers use to hook and strike elephants. The painful training sessions instill such life-long fear in the animals that the mere presence of the bullhook is all that is necessary to get compliance.

As the leader of the Break the Chain campaign, ADI works with animal rights and welfare organizations across the U.S., and is currently working to gain grassroots support for the Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act (H.R. 3359), which currently has 19 co-sponsors and is awaiting a hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture subcommittee of Livestock, Dairy and Poultry.

ADI has conducted investigations of circuses in the U.S and worldwide and has produced comprehensive reports, including Animals in Traveling Circuses: the science on suffering which provides evidence of the suffering of animals forced to travel and perform.

To find out more information on ADIs Break the Chain campaign, visit http://www.breakthechainus.org

For more information about the Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act (H.R. 3359) visit http://www.federalcircusbill.org

‘How I became an elephant’ screenings April 20th & 21st

http://www.firstglancefilms.com/hollywood/schedule

http://sarasota.festivalgenius.com/2012/films/howibecameanelephant_timgorskisynthiansharp_sarasota2012

(1) References:

youtube.com/watch?v=Cdt-RBbmiyE

austinchronicle.com/news/2008-07-18/645923/

elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4728

youtube.com/watch?v=Cdt-RBbmiyE

Animal Defenders International

With offices in Los Angeles, London and Bogota, ADI campaigns across the globe on animals in entertainment, providing technical advice to governments, securing progressive animal protection legislation, drafting regulations and rescuing animals in distress. ADI has a worldwide reputation for providing video and photographic evidence exposing the behind-the-scenes suffering in industry and supporting this evidence with scientific research on captive wildlife and transport. ADI rescues animals all over the world, educates the public on animals and environmental issues.

ADI U.S: http://adiusa.org

ADI international: http://www.ad-international.org







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Wake Up Sleeping Giants!

Today I worked my regular job making a living for my family. I am a lucky one who works in an industry that needs my services no matter what the state of the economy is in. After work, I went in my room to relax for a bit before I made dinner for my kids and watched the news.

It amazes me each and every day what I hear and see about our government and it’s radical growth and ideas. First I want to touch on the brief speech president Obama gave this evening at the Radio and Television correspondent dinner.

Our country is on the verge of complete and total bankruptcy, and he is joking about Governor Schwarzenegger being a celebrity, get me out of here, in reference to the new NBC reality series. You can bail out irresponsible auto makers, banks and housing firms, spend our grandchildren into poverty, but at the same time, joke about the most populated state in the union.

Obama tells the audience to look under your seat, (using an Opera incident), and get your auto company.

HUH? When will any American besides those in big government or the big companies in bed with the Obama administration going to see any benefits from our money come back to us?

The answer is never. Our great grandchildren won’t even see the benefits. They will still be paying for it.

How about that crack about Fox getting AIG? Why is Obama so afraid of Fox news! Why? Because they are the most honest and powerful voice American people have, and Obama is afraid.

Without Fox news, the American people would never get the truth from the bias left media. Not to mention that Fox has blown all the other news organizations out of the water with ratings, which also shows a favorable sign that the American people are finally getting fed up and seeing that Obama is showing his true colors.

President Obama, with the aid of what most call the author of the stimulus plan, Nancy Palosi, pushed the stimulus bill through as if, if it wasn’t approved immediately, our economy would collapse overnight. How about that! Now it’s signed and guess what? 4 days later, Obama spends more of our tax dollars to fly to Denver in a ceremonial signing of the stimulus.

Of course the people couldn’t stand for that, so we complained about the stimulus, (spending) bill and that the democrats signed it without reading it. So to appease us American’s, congress spends more of our tax dollars to hire a speed reader and tried to humiliate and demean our intelligence.

Individual states are losing their powers to run their states based on individual needs of the people of those states like it used to be, while government acted as a resource those states could look to for guidance if needed in times of need, and to ensure states are looking out for the best interest of it’s residence. That is no longer the case.

So America, what do we do next? Sit back and ride out the storm? Unfortunately, we have done that for far too long and this storm will leave catastrophic damage in it’s path if we don’t prepare to divert the weather in it’s current path and blow the far left radicals out to sea and use our power of the polls and get rid of them.

In less than two years, we can help by firing those who support this radical change and stand up and not be afraid to get those dinosaurs out now and bring in some fresh new conservative views and bring down this huge government and bring it back to the people.

In less than 4 years now, really pay attention this time. We don’t need a rock star, well, maybe Ted Nugent would argue with that, but lets face it, Obama was elected largely based on media hype appealing to the young crowd who have no clues yet what this country needs or wants out of a president.

41% of American’s identify themselves with a conservative and only 23% as liberal leaving 36% as moderate. These figures, if not right on, they are very close.

We have seen in a very short time this administration push radical change through his system, rolling over anyone who gets in the way, just ask the inspector general about that. Uh! I mean former inspector general.

It’s time to wake up a sleeping giant. The American people. That was a reference to the blockbuster movie Pearl Harbor. That reference is not far off base. When the japanese invaded Pearl Harbor, we American’s woke up and took action and ended a world war with a strong victory.

We need to do it again, this time with the power of the people and the ballot. this time we are fighting a new revolutionary war against our own government that was put in place for the people by the people, and it’s now out of control.

We are ready and we are coming. 2010 first, then 2012. We won’t have guns, we won’t have ammo, What we will have is a voice and a ballot.

Lets hope more American’s stand up and join in to take back our country from the greedy politicians we elected, republicans and democrats both, and get them out of office before we lose those values and freedoms our founding fathers and the rest of our nations heroes fought so hard for us to have.

We do have some good people in Washington, however they are few and far between and are now a minority and get blackballed if they speak out.

That is almost as bad as the rest, if you can’t stand up to the greed in Washington, then you have no business running for office. The few that do stand up, have no support from fellow representatives that their words fall short and no one listens. I am slowly seeing that change with the help of Fox news and conservative talk radio which our President likes to mock.

We are the Sleeping Giants The American People. WAKE UP AMERICA, WE THE PEOPLE. Don’t forget that! 6/19/2009

Political thoughts by Michael Pomper.

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