[Date]

[Organizer/Sponsor's Name]
[Organizer/Sponsor's Address]

Dear [Circus Organizer/Sponsor]:

It has come to my attention that [Organizer/Sponsor] has scheduled a circus featuring performing wild animals at [Location] on [Date]. [Your Group's Name] and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) oppose the use of wild animals in entertainment because of the cruelty inherent in their treatment and training, and the risk to public safety that their use poses.

Many believe that circuses provide harmless entertainment, but the cruel and inhumane treatment of the elephants, bears, big cats, and other wild animals used in circuses makes this form of entertainment unacceptable. The life led by wild animals in circuses is far different from that seen by audience members. It includes close confinement, physical discipline and abuse, and constant stress. (To order a video, The Big Lie Behind the Big Top, that demonstrates the misery circus animals suffer, contact The Humane Society of the United States at 2100 L St. NW, Washington, D.C., 20037)

[Information about Your Group]. We oppose [Organizer's] decision to sponsor a circus, and we hope you will cancel it and schedule a cruelty-free event in its place.

Please feel free to contact [Your Group's Spokesperson] at [Telephone Number]. if you have any questions or would like additional information. On behalf of all of us at [Your Group] and The Humane Society of the United States, I would like you to know that we appreciate your group's presence in our community, and we are grateful for its support of local music, arts and crafts, and other cruelty-free events. I hope that we can work together to keep performing wild animals out of our area. I look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

[Your Signature]
[Your Name]