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		<title>Sadness &amp; Madness &#8211; Elephant Suffering at the Shriner Circus in Los Angeles</title>
		<link>http://breakthechainus.com/2013/04/10/sadness-madness-elephant-suffering-at-the-shriner-circus-in-los-angeles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; For animals in the impoverished, unnatural conditions of a traveling circus, it’s no surprise many go out of their minds. Abnormal, repetitive, “stereotypic” behavior takes over – pacing up &#8230; <a href="http://breakthechainus.com/2013/04/10/sadness-madness-elephant-suffering-at-the-shriner-circus-in-los-angeles/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=breakthechainus.com&#038;blog=17713707&#038;post=841&#038;subd=breakthechainus&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Life is REALLY Like for Animals at UniverSoul Circus</title>
		<link>http://breakthechainus.com/2013/04/03/what-life-is-really-like-for-animals-at-universoul-circus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>animaldefendersinternational</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The movement of circus animals is frequently restricted for protracted lengths of time. Animal behavior scientists believe these long periods of forced inactivity contribute to the development of abnormal behaviors such as rocking and weaving. Last week at UniverSoul Circus &#8230; <a href="http://breakthechainus.com/2013/04/03/what-life-is-really-like-for-animals-at-universoul-circus/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=breakthechainus.com&#038;blog=17713707&#038;post=832&#038;subd=breakthechainus&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Break the Chain Supporters Spend 3 Days Protesting UniverSoul Circus in Inglewood</title>
		<link>http://breakthechainus.com/2013/03/26/break-the-chain-supporters-spend-3-days-protesting-universoul-circus-in-inglewood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>animaldefendersinternational</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Break the Chain&#8221; supporters from all over Southern California joined ADI in protesting UniverSoul Circus this past Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Dozens of brave campaigners worked into the evening hours, holding signs, passing out leaflets, and informing the public of &#8230; <a href="http://breakthechainus.com/2013/03/26/break-the-chain-supporters-spend-3-days-protesting-universoul-circus-in-inglewood/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=breakthechainus.com&#038;blog=17713707&#038;post=819&#038;subd=breakthechainus&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New York Takes a Stand Against Ringling Bros. and Barnum &amp; Bailey Circus!</title>
		<link>http://breakthechainus.com/2013/03/25/new-york-takes-a-stand-against-ringling-bros-and-barnum-bailey-circus-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week&#8217;s protest of Ringling Bros. and Barnum &#38; Bailey Circus in Brooklyn, New York was attended by hundreds of supporters. Local campaigners held signs and handed out leaflets informing audiences about the suffering of animals in traveling circuses, encouraging &#8230; <a href="http://breakthechainus.com/2013/03/25/new-york-takes-a-stand-against-ringling-bros-and-barnum-bailey-circus-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=breakthechainus.com&#038;blog=17713707&#038;post=800&#038;subd=breakthechainus&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Elephant Ride Protest at Irish Festival a Success!</title>
		<link>http://breakthechainus.com/2013/03/11/elephant-ride-protest-at-irish-festival-a-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ADI’s protest of elephant rides at the Irish Fair &#38; Music Festival in Pomona, CA was a great success. Supporters spent two days educating the public about what really happens to elephants behind the scenes, encouraging festival goers to avoid &#8230; <a href="http://breakthechainus.com/2013/03/11/elephant-ride-protest-at-irish-festival-a-success/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=breakthechainus.com&#038;blog=17713707&#038;post=796&#038;subd=breakthechainus&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Work with us to take the circuses head on in 2013</title>
		<link>http://breakthechainus.com/2013/01/30/work-with-us-to-take-the-circuses-head-on-in-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new season is here, and the U.S. traveling circuses are on the move, leaving their winter quarters for the grueling tours across the country with their animals cramped into tiny trucks, boxcars, trailers and cages, chained, deprived of everything &#8230; <a href="http://breakthechainus.com/2013/01/30/work-with-us-to-take-the-circuses-head-on-in-2013/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=breakthechainus.com&#038;blog=17713707&#038;post=617&#038;subd=breakthechainus&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Help with Federal Legislation on Traveling Wild Animal Circus Shows!</title>
		<link>http://breakthechainus.com/2013/01/30/help-with-federal-legislation-on-traveling-wild-animal-circus-shows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>animaldefendersinternational</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the last Congress, we steadily gathered cosponsors for our bill to end the use of wild animals in traveling circuses – the Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act. With the new Congress, the bill needs to be reintroduced before we &#8230; <a href="http://breakthechainus.com/2013/01/30/help-with-federal-legislation-on-traveling-wild-animal-circus-shows/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=breakthechainus.com&#038;blog=17713707&#038;post=621&#038;subd=breakthechainus&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent protest photo from Florida Voices for Animals at Ringling demo in Tampa Florida.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=breakthechainus.com&#038;blog=17713707&#038;post=623&#038;subd=breakthechainus&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ADI Goes Wild in Los Angeles!</title>
		<link>http://breakthechainus.com/2012/11/14/adi-goes-wild-in-los-angeles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the coming weeks, the Los Angeles City Council will be making a critical decision on an ordinance to protect circus animals. A critical discussion on animal circuses of the City Council’s PAW Committee is planned for either Tuesday November &#8230; <a href="http://breakthechainus.com/2012/11/14/adi-goes-wild-in-los-angeles/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=breakthechainus.com&#038;blog=17713707&#038;post=608&#038;subd=breakthechainus&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>TAKE ACTION NOW! Tell Congress to protect wild animals in traveling circuses!</title>
		<link>http://breakthechainus.com/2012/09/06/week-of-action-for-circus-animals-next-week-sept-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 01:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Calls, emails to Congress needed today!   Click here to view a short video  that lifts the circus tent flap and gives a brief glimpse of the miserable life faced by wild animals behind the scenes in U.S. circuses. Animals in &#8230; <a href="http://breakthechainus.com/2012/09/06/week-of-action-for-circus-animals-next-week-sept-10/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=breakthechainus.com&#038;blog=17713707&#038;post=584&#038;subd=breakthechainus&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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