At Carson and Barnes Circus, circus director Tim Frisco was abusing and beating elephants using electric prods and bullhooks, and urged less-experienced trainers to cause more pain. Also, employees used a blowtorch to burn off elephants' hair. It is said the abuse was caught on videotape during PETA's investigation in 1999. Meanwhile, bears paced and bounced abnormally in cages, while tigers were confined to cramped, barren prisons.
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