Fluff piece on Ringling Bros falsely refers to circus breeding ground as “sanctuary”
On Friday, May 19, CBS Evening News aired a fluff piece about the Ringling Bros elephant breeding ground, referring to it as a sanctuary. Viewers were treated to quotes by the Ringling team such as “The elephants I take care of are basically like members of my family.” The reporter told us that the elephants were living in the lap of luxury — hard to know since the breeding ground allows no uninvited guests because they want to “maintain the privacy for the elephants.” The piece lightly refers to the fact that a third of the baby elephants “will follow in their parents’ giant footsteps and join the circus.” - SF Bay Area Indymedia
