For immediate release:
August 18, 2021
Contact:
David Pearl 202-483-7382
Hemphill, TX – In light of a new federal inspection report showing that a tiger exhibitor for Jordan World Circus was found keeping big cats in cramped cages in a stuffy, maggot-infested shed – and since the elephants recently used by Jordan World were tough, slow, and lame, likely , due to years of continuous travel and lengthy foot shackles – PETA today sent an urgent letter to the Sabine County Youth Foundation (which owns the Sabine County Rodeo Arena) asking them to ban Jordan World from using animals on their September 2 show.
“Tiger exhibitor Jordan World kept the big cats like luggage in a smelly, maggot-infested shed,” said Rachel Matthews, director of PETA’s Animal Captivity Enforcement Administration. “PETA urges the Sabine County Youth Foundation to have a heart and to demand an animal-free circus because good people don’t want wild animals to be used as puppets.”
PETA, whose motto is in part that “the animals are not ours to be used for entertainment” – opposes arrogance, a worldview focused on human superiority. For more information please visit PETA.org or subscribe to the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram…
This is followed by a letter from PETA to the Sabine County Youth Foundation.
August 18, 2021
Werner Burwood
The president
Sabine County Youth Foundation
Dear Mr. Burwood:
I am writing again on behalf of PETA with compelling evidence of neglect associated with the infamous Jordanian World Circus, which plans to exploit big cats and elephants in the Sabine County rodeo arena next month. We urge you to ban the circus from using animals in its upcoming performances. immediately…
A new federal inspection report showed circus exhibitor Adam Burke has been keeping animals like old equipment in cramped travel boxes since at least the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector found the cages in a stuffy, maggot-infested shed where the tigers could not escape the heat and stench. A bony elderly tiger named Shere Khan had not received veterinary care for over a year, and the animals walked around, nervous and agitated.
There are also serious concerns about the well-being of the elephants that Jordan World recently used, including Janice, Cindy, and Betty, who were provided by the Cardin family. These animals age, and constant travel and prolonged exposure to chains takes their toll on their joints. They are often forced to perform and skate, even if they seem stiff, slow, or lame, and coaches use threats and intimidation to control them.
Circuses should be fun for everyone, but they are miserable for tigers forced to jump through hoops and elephants chained to dark, cramped trailers. Now hundreds of places and dozens of communities prohibit or restrict movement using animals. Animal cruelty circuses are closing, while modern circuses amaze audiences only Human performers.
Could you make animal welfare and public safety a priority by banning animal action in Jordan World?
Yours sincerely,
Melanie Johnson
Business manager
Animals in Entertainment Campaign