Despite receiving multiple animal welfare citations from the USDA, the C&M Circus (Culpepper and Merriweather) travels from town to town in Iowa. He arrived in Oelwein on July 30. This circus company has been cited for failing to provide the animals with shelter from the elements, proper veterinary care, nutrition and handling. Additionally, the USDA had confiscated an underweight tiger cub from the circus. And his license was suspended for six months by an administrative law judge.
Wild animals in circuses are often cramped in tiny cages as they travel thousands of miles across the country.
In the wild, tigers don’t jump through hoops, elephants don’t walk on two legs, and bears don’t ride bicycles. Trainers often claim that they only use “positive reinforcement” to train them, but in reality, the use of hooks, whips, electric shock prods or other painful devices is standard training practice. industry.
These circuses teach children that it is okay to mistreat animals for fun.
Large crowds and loud noises stress these animals. Bringing these dangerous and stressed wild animals into close proximity to people poses a serious threat to public safety.
Nearly 150 municipalities and six states ban or restrict the use of wild animals in traveling circuses.
Please do not attend the C&M Circus (Culpepper and Merriweather) or any other traveling circus that comes to your town.
Contact this circus at 580-326-8833 and politely ask them to stop using wild animals in their shows and send them to wildlife rescue sanctuaries.
Culpepper and Merriweather Circus quotes:
Madhu Anderson, Rock Springs, Wyoming
