DENVER (KDVR) — There will be no elephant shows at the Colorado Renaissance Festival in Larkspur this year, according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
PETA said in a press release that Colorado Parks and Wildlife made the decision after calls and emails from members of PETA and Compassion Works International. Additionally, the University of Denver’s College of Law threatened to take legal action if CPW were to permit elephants at the festival.
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The animals were brought to the festival by Texas-based exotic animal exhibitor Trunks and Humps, which PETA said provided elephants for the festival for a long time.
PETA said that the three elephants used by the company were captured from Africa over 40 years ago and claims that they have been forced to perform in a circus style since they were infants…