Circus Demonstrations a Success!

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The Zuhrah Shrine held their annual wild animal circus at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis this past weekend. In addition to seeing performing tigers, a lion, rhesus monkeys, and elephants inside Target Center, once outside, circus patrons saw an entire city block lined with protesters holding signs and passing out educational literature. We had, onaverage, 30 demonstrators at each protest, and we were joined by Black Beauty- a truck outfitted with large anti-cruelty circus banners. Many circus-goers took our literature, and almost all wore pained expressions on their faces when they saw our signs, which illustrate how animals in the circus really live.

Thank you to all who attended the demonstrations! You helped bring the simple message to hundreds of people that entertainment does not need to include cruelty to animals.