The parent company of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus says it has received a nearly $16 million settlement from the Humane Society of the United States and other animal-rights groups that filed a frivolous lawsuit against them.
The lawsuits in federal court in Washington have dragged on for more than a decade. In 2012, a judge said the case, alleging abusive treatment of elephants, was frivolous and forced the circus' owner, Vienna, Virginia-based Feld Entertainment, to spend millions in legal fees.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals already agreed separately to pay more than $9 million to settle.
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GREAT !!!! Hope this is the first of many to make nonsensical bleeding hearts pay for their stupidity.
ReplyDeletePETA, I hope you are next!
ReplyDeleteThat's how you fight these activist groups.
ReplyDeleteYep put them out of business.
ReplyDeleteNot to worry.. Too many suckers will still donate their hard-earned dollars because of the NAME, even though most of the money goes to "administrative" salaries.
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