Florida
Please help break the chain
Urge the following venues to cancel upcoming or postponed circus performances/shows and make it their policy not to host events using wild animals. A template letter for your use/personalization is available here.
**New Dates Added**
Tropicana Field Lot 7, 1 Tropicana Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Who: Garden Brothers Circus
When: March 4-7
Contact: Tropicana Field, customerservice@raysbaseball.com, 727-825-3137
Social: Facebook
North Florida Fairgrounds, 441 Paul E Russel Road, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Who: Garden Brothers Circus
When: March 11-14
Contact: North Florida Fair, info@northfloridafair.com, 850-878-3247
Social: Facebook
**Loomis Bros Circus and Garden Brothers Circus have already performed with wild animal acts at the following venues in 2020. Please contact them to urge them not to bring back events with wild animals for future events.**
Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, 2200 NE Jacksonville Road, Ocala, FL 34470
Who: Loomis Bros Circus (American Fun Circus)
When: October 27 – 7:30 PM and October 28 – 4:30 & 7:30 PM
Contact: Marion County Parks and Recreation, email here, (352) 671-8600
Social: Facebook
Hernando County Fairgrounds, 6436 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34601
Who: Loomis Bros Circus (American Fun Circus)
When: October 29 – 7:30PM and October 30 – 7:30PM
Contact: Hernando County Fair Association, info@hernandofairgrounds.com, 352-796-4552
Social: Facebook
Citrus County Fairgrounds, 3600 S Florida Avenue (Hwy 41 South), Inverness, FL 34450
Who: Loomis Bros Circus (American Fun Circus)
When: November 1 – 2:00 & 6:00PM
Contact: Citrus County Fair Association, citruscountyfair@embarqmail.com, 352-726-2993
Social: Facebook, Twitter
Fairgrounds Expo Hall, 4800 US Highway 301 North, Tampa, FL 33610
Who: Garden Brothers Circus
When: November 5-8 (showtimes vary)
Contact: Florida State Fairgrounds, info@floridastatefair.com, 813-621-7821; Nikki Fried, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture & Consumer Services, nikki.fried@FDAS.gov, 850-617-7700; Chairman Les Miller, Hillsborough County BOCC, millerlj@hillsboroughcounty.gov, 813-272-5720
Social: Facebook, Twitter
Mosaic Arena, 1303 17th Street West, Palmetto, FL 34221
Who: Garden Brothers Circus
When: November 10 – 4:30PM
Contact: Danny Alfonso, Fair Manager, danny@manateecountyfair.com, 941-722-1639; Chairman Betsy Benac, Manatee County BOCC, betsy.benac@mymanatee.org, 941-745-3714
Social: Facebook
Fairgrounds AG Pavilion, 7955 58th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32967
Who: Garden Brothers Circus
When: November 11 – 8:00PM
Contact: Indian River County Fairgrounds & Expo Center, 772-226-1035; Chairwoman Susan Adams, Indian River County BOCC, sadams@ircgov.com, 772-226-1442
Social: Facebook
June Ates Arena at Santa Rosa County Fairgrounds, 8690 Bobby Brown Road, East Milton, FL 32583
Who: Loomis Bros Circus (American Fun Circus)
When: November 11 – 4:30 & 7:30PM
Contact: June Ates Arena, arena@srcfair.com or src@gmail.com, 850-623-1115
Social: Facebook
Miami-Dade County Fair Expo – Arnold Hall, 10901 Coral Way, Miami, FL 33165
Who: Garden Brothers Circus
When: November 12-15 (showtimes vary)
Contact: Sira Camilo, Fair Expo Center Director, scamilo@fairexpo.com, 786-315-5266; Chairwoman Audrey Edmonson, Miami-Dade BOCC, district3@miamidade.gov, 305-636-2331
Social: Facebook; Twitter
Old Spanish Trail Park, Stillwell Boulevard, Crestview, FL 32539
Who: Loomis Bros Circus (American Fun Circus)
When: November 13-14 – 4:30 & 7:30PM and November 15 – 3:00PM
Contact: Parks & Recreation Administration, parkandrec@cityofcrestview.org, 850-682-0789
Social: Facebook
Alan Jay Arena, 781 Magnolia Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870
Who: Garden Brothers Circus
When: November 16 – 4:30 & 7:30PM
Contact: Highlands County Fair Association, Email form, 863-382-2255; Chairman Ron Handley, Highlands County BOCC, whandley@highlandsfl.gov, 863-402-6500
Social: Facebook
Ocean Center, 101 North Atlantic Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32118
Who: Garden Brothers Circus
When: November 17 – 4:30 & 7:30PM and November 18 – 4:30 & 7:30PM
Contact: Ocean Center, frontdesk@oceancenter.com, 386-354-4500; Council Chair Ed Kelley, Volusia County Council, ekelley@volusia.org, 386-943-7026
Social: Facebook; Twitter
South Florida Fairgrounds Arena, 9067 Southern Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Who: Garden Brothers Circus
When: November 19-22 (showtimes vary)
Contact: Tracey Waterlander, tracyw@southfloridafair.com, 561-790-5224; Dave Kerner, Palm Beach County Mayor, dkerner@pbc.gov, 561-355-2203
Social: Facebook; Twitter
Baker Arena, 5503 Highway 4, Baker, FL 32531
Who: Garden Brothers Circus
When: December 6 – 1:00, 4:00, & 7:00PM
Contact: Baker Arena Recreation Association (BARA), 850-682-3133 OR Mark Stalnaker, BARA President, 850-502-1365
Social: Facebook
Kissimmee Valley Livestock Show, 1911 Kissimmee Valley Lane, Kissimmee, FL 34733
Who: Garden Brothers Circus
When: November 23 – 4:30 & 7:30PM and November 24 – 4:30 & 7:30PM
Contact: Osceola County Fair, kvls@osceolacountyfair.com, 321-697-3050; Chairwoman Viviana Janer, Osceola County BOCC, viviana.janer@osceola.org, 407-742-2000
Social: Facebook; Twitter
Tailgaters Lot by TIAA Bank Field, 225 Talleyrand Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32202
Who: UniverSoul Circus
When: TBD (previously scheduled March 14-15)
Contact: Bold Events, events@jaguars.com, 904-633-6544
Social: Facebook, Twitter
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This has to stop. These beautiful, brilliant creatures deserve so much more than a life of suffering.
This is terrible. By allowing these performances to happen at your venue you are supporting the torture of these beautiful animals
Stop the abuse and torture of the poor creatures that are forced to perform ridiculous tricks for ignorant, stupid people, who should know better!! Now is the time for change, no more circuses!!
It’s barbaric and evil and it has to STOP! Shame on those responsible for this torture. This is OUR planet you are destroying, and it’s high time we fought back.
Most people find this treatment of wild animals as cruel and out of touch with 21st century values. I too find it abhorent. Please stop hosting performances that use wild animals.
Please stop this form of abuse. Elephants are very social. Tied up and not able to move is horrible for any animal. It’s not worth an animal to be abused any reason
Stop this abuse and stop down these cruel barbaric traveling shows immediately !
PLEASE stop the torture of these innocent animals they deserve more they are intelligent living beings and don`t deserve what humans do to them. PLEASE send them to a sanctuary.
This cruelty to these elephants and all the others you severely abuse, needs to end. People don’t want to see animals that they now know are beaten to perform these hideous actions they’re forced to obey out of fear. We will keep fighting to get them to Sanctuaries, like we did for Nosey! We will never stop. You have no soul. You’re all just truly evil.
Please boycott. This is nothing but animal suffering and slavery!
Stop the abuse. Let them free
Animal should not be used for entertainment