As the Ringling rail cars were unloaded in Las Vegas Tuesday evening, 12 hours before their scheduled arrival, Ringling animal handler Ryan Henning expressed the same sentiments his employer has emphasized in recent years — mainly, how well circus elephants are treated and how much the big pachyderms enjoy living out of boxcars. “They enjoy it. They travel very comfortably. I would say they travel better than the people in the show. They’ve got it made,” he said.
The article links to the court documents in Born Free USA’s trial against Ringling (for violating the Endangered Species Act by cruelly mistreating Asian elephants) which clearly show otherwise.
Circus Arrives in Las Vegas Amid Controversy
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