Animal Justice won a victory against the cruel circus industry today, with news that the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has removed misleading ads paid for by the Shrine Circus. The ads were removed following complaints made last month by Animal Justice and Len Goldberg, a witness to the ads..
The false transit ads promoted the Shrine Circus’ 2016 summer “Spectac!” tour in Southwestern Ontario, and featured a photo of an elephant in the midst of a circus performance. In reality, there were no elephant performances this year in Shrine circuses. U.S. authorities cancelled permits on April 21, 2016 for two endangered Asian elephants named Shelley and Marie to be transported from the U.S. to Canada so they could be forced to perform in Shrine circuses. Shrine Circus contractor Tarzan Zerbini failed to meet even the minimal standards in place for the export permits, which is why they were cancelled.
Animal Justice and Mr. Goldberg filed complaints with Advertising…