DEAR COLORADO ACTIVISTS FOR ANIMALS,

Animal Action Network is hosting several No Fun For Elephants Demos this summer. They will be added to our calendar as they are planned.

Animal Defenders International (ADI) has created this ‘No Fun for Elephants’ campaign to educate the public about cruel elephant rides (CLICK LINK ABOVE FOR VIDEO with Bob Barker).

ADI is working across the country to END these dangerous and inhumane elephant rides.  These demos are our way of helping with this campaign.  ADI is having success, with cities and events across Southern California severing ties with the notorious elephant provider, Have Trunk Will Travel, and ending their elephant rides. Let's be successful for elephants right here is Colorado!

This cruel side show will be part of the 2017 Colorado Renaissance Faire right here in Larkspur CO!  ADI and our elephant friends need our help!  Animal Action Network meetup and Colorado Springs Animal Action Network will be teaming up with our friends at ADI to help with their campaign on a local level.

The posters and leaflets will be provided and we will be using our Animal Rights meetup groups and FaceBook pages in Denver and Colorado Springs to post the events.

This demonstration will last about two hours, but please come when you can and stay as long as you can.

More possible demo dates for "No Fun for Elephants" at Colorado Renaissance Faire TO BE ANNOUNCED

*SEE BELOW for MORE WAYS to HELP the ANIMALS*

DIRECTIONS:

The Colorado Renaissance Festival is located in Larkspur, Colorado halfway between Denver and Colorado Springs.

Use Interstate 25, south from Denver or north from Colorado Springs.

Use Exit 173 when coming from Denver and exit 172 when coming from Colorado Springs.

Travel time is about 25 to 30 minutes from both Denver
and Colorado Springs city limits.

Turn right at the stop sign onto Perry Park Avenue, cross the
RR tracks and park on the right just after crossing the tracks
at the intersection of Perry Park Ave & Douglas Blvd.

We are teaming up with ADI this year to coordinate
demonstrations this year.
  The animals need as many shows covered as possible to
plant seeds for faire goers.
Please help by organizing a demonstration.

This certainly is NOT the only animal abuse happening at
Colorado Renaissance Faire.  They also have tiger prisoners and other unfortunate animal slaves.

* If you can't attend, PLEASE be a voice for these animals who can't defend themselves by making polite but firm calls and writing polite but firm letters, letting the faire organizers know that you will alert and inform all your friends, family, and co-workers about the use of animals at their fare, and you will NOT attend a faire until they STOP the use of animals once and for all.  They don't need animal acts
to make their event fun and exciting for everyone!

CLICK HERE for their CONTACT PAGE

It would help the animals if everyone would write and call the festival organizers with polite and factual messages to let them know you won't go until they stop allowing the use of animals. The animals don't need to be there, in order for the fair to be fun. People can choose to be actors and participate. The animals have no choice.

**You can contact the festival organizer directly:

Jim Paradise, the CO Renaissance Festival President

or email

**You can also email sponsors, SUBWAY and KING SOOPERS and COORS, to let them know you don't appreciate them being major sponsors of an animal abuse event.

Subway contact - https://order.subway.com/About/Contact.aspx

King Soopers contact - https://www.kingsoopers.com/customercomments

Coors contact - https://www.millercoors.com/contact-us

BACKGROUND INFO TO SHARE: http://www.9news.com/news/investigations/the-catmans-violations/266823488

AND 

http://www.westword.com/news/colorado-renaissance-fest-elephant-tiger-attractions-tragedies-in-the-making-8076407

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Bob Barker Spearheads New ADI Campaign to End Elephant Suffering at Fairs

ADI has launched a nationwide initiative in the United States about the use of elephants giving rides, performances or making appearances at public events.
At the heart of the campaign is a new DVD narrated by Emmy award winning TV host Bob Barker entitled ‘No Fun For Elephants’ and featuring harrowing
undercover footage from inside elephant training facilities in California, as well as abuse of an elephant on tour by a Texas-owned company.

SEE VIDEO HERE

 
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THIS ADI/AAN/CSAN EVENT WILL FOCUS ON  ELEPHANT RIDES, BUT THERE ARE OTHER SHAMEFUL ANIMAL ABUSES AT THIS FAIRE!

Endangered Cat Show.  This is their fluffy ad, but we know it's cruelty.  Their link is included   Please write to them and tell them to stop using innocent animals.

Exciting, Educational, Exotic and Enthralling! The Big Cats (and some small ones too), will Thrill audiences with their power and majesty! The Great Cats World Park/Center for Endangered Cats is Proud to present their “Ambassadors to the Wild” in an Exciting and Educational show featuring the dynamic Athletic Abilities of these Amazing Felines, as well awareness for these Rare and Endangered Species. Expect to see species such as the Black Panther; the Amur Leopard, the Caracal and the Lynx up close and personal! These cats are not trained animal actors, but have a creative bond with their human partners to bring you an experience of wonder and excitement you will never forget!  Great Cats World Park