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    Tell the Shrine Circus to stop using animal acts

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    To: Alan W. Madsen, Shrine Circus Imperial Potentate

    We are writing you to implore you to quit employing circuses that use animals in their acts. There have been reports that state that every exhibitor of Shrine-leased animals has failed to meet minimal federal standards under the Animal Welfare Act for the care of animals used in the circus.... …
    We are writing you to implore you to quit employing circuses that use animals in their acts. There have been reports that state that every exhibitor of Shrine-leased animals has failed to meet minimal federal standards under the Animal Welfare Act for the care of animals used in the circus. [1] While there are some Shriners that are rethinking the use of animals in their circus fundraisers, it has not been something implemented to all Shrine Circuses.
    As the Imperial Potentate, you are the highest ranked shriner and you have the power to stop the abuse against animals. I again urge you to abandon circuses involving animal acts! It would help not only the animals who are tortured by these circuses, but would help to enhance the reputation of the Shiners as not only people who care about children, but people who care about all life.
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    [1] http://www.bornfreeusa.org/facts.php?more=1&p=717

    This petition closed on April 10, 2013.

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    The Shrine Circus has had a long track record of employing circuses the use animal acts. These circuses are often cruel to the animals in their care. 

    The USDA has cited Shrine Circus animal exhibitors in the past for failing to provide veterinary care; failing to provide adequate food, water, and shelter from the elements; and failing to handle animals in a manner that ensures their safety as well as public safety. Animals used in Shrine circuses have rampaged, causing human deaths and injuries.
    The Shine Circuses provide many non-animal entertainment and we ask that they discontinue the use of animals in their acts. These animals and the people who attend these fundraisers deserve so much better!! Please sign the petition and let the Shriners know that you will not tolerate their use of animals for fundraising purposes anymore!! 
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    1. Update #3

      Posted by Pamela Starkey Gehring (Campaign Leader) on Apr 16

      I want to thank everyone for making this petition Tell the Shrine Circus to stop using animal acts. Because of you we surpassed our original goal of 10,000 signatures with a grand total of 17,176 signatures! Thank you again for caring about the poor animals enslaved for human entertainment!

    2. Update #2

      Posted by Pamela Starkey Gehring (Campaign Leader) on Mar 30

      Thanks to caring people just like you, we were able to reach, and exceed, our goal of 15,000 signatures to ask the Shriners to stop using circuses that use animals in them. I wanted to thank each and everyone of you for caring so much for animals and taking a stand against animal abuse! Together we can make anything happen!!

    3. Update #1

      Posted by Pamela Starkey Gehring (Campaign Leader) on Mar 13

      Hello friends! Thank you so much for taking the time to sign this petition! In just one week, we've already gotten over 3,000! I plan on delivering your signatures to Shrine Circus electronically once we reach 10,000 signatures, so please invite your friends to sign this petition as well.

      In order to make this petition even more powerful, I'd like to deliver a physical copy of the petitions to the directors of the Shrine Circuses, but I'm having a hard time finding that information. Does...

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      Hello friends! Thank you so much for taking the time to sign this petition! In just one week, we've already gotten over 3,000! I plan on delivering your signatures to Shrine Circus electronically once we reach 10,000 signatures, so please invite your friends to sign this petition as well.

      In order to make this petition even more powerful, I'd like to deliver a physical copy of the petitions to the directors of the Shrine Circuses, but I'm having a hard time finding that information. Does anybody else have some ideas of how I can deliver these petition signatures in a more impactful way? Maybe a Shrine Circus came through your town and you got your hands on a pamphlet with an address on it? Or maybe you know someone who works on their staff? Whatever suggestions or information you have, please share them in the comments below!

      Again, thank you so much for your support! Let's work together to end animal cruelty in circus acts!

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