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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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Interact Marketing Joins Industry Leaders in SOPA Internet Censorship Protest
New York, NY (PRWEB) January 18, 2012
Interact Marketing will be among the companies including Wikipedia and Google on January 18th publicly displaying protest of the proposed SOPA and PIPA acts on their website.
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) are currently sitting in Congress. SOPA was proposed to hinder the practices of copyright infringement, however, most web experts are warning that the passing of this act could harm the functionality of the Internet has a whole. The Huffington Post reported details of SOPA on December 14th stating, SOPA would imbue the federal government with broad powers to shut down whole web domains on the basis that it believes them to be associated with piracy — without a trial or even a traditional hearing. It would provide Hollywood with powerful new legal tools to stifle transactions with websites whose existence worries the movie industry.
PIPA is the second Internet censorship act currently being voted on in Congress. REDDIT.com got the ball rolling for the website blackouts and today, their messaging states, Today, for 12 hours, reddit.com goes dark to raise awareness of two bills in congress: H.R.3261 “Stop Online Piracy Act” and S.968 “PROTECT IP,” which could radically change the landscape of the Internet. These bills provide overly broad mechanisms for enforcement of copyright which would restrict innovation and threaten the existence of websites with user-submitted content, such as REDDIT. Please take today as a day of focus and action to learn about these destructive bills and do what you can to prevent them from becoming reality.
Today, Internet search engine giant, Google, is sporting a black censor bar across their logo in protest of the proposed Internet censorship acts that are scheduled to be presented to the Senate on January 24th. Interact Marketing is following suit and urges citizens to contact their local representative to voice their concerns about SOPA and PIPA.
“The issue came up several times in our daily staff meetings, and this morning we decided to join the cause by a unanimous decision of management and staff. The implications of these acts can be far reaching and detrimental to free communication and trade on the web. We, like millions of other Americans, are concerned and have chosen to voice our disapproval publicly today.” said Joe Beccalori, Founder and President of Interact Marketing.
Interact Marketing is a full service online marketing services company headquartered in New York, that uses the Internet to market the products and services of it’s clients on search engines and social media. The company, which was founded in 2002, also specializes in online reputation management.
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