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Ringling Bros. opens in Long Beach on July 19. We anticipate strong media coverage of Ringling Bros. Circus and urge reporters to include the views of animal advocates in their coverage. Ringling Bros. was warned by the Animal Care Division of the USDA for using ropes to forcibly remove two young elephants, Doc and Angelica, from their mothers. Visible scars were left on the legs of the young elephants. August 1999 - Animal cruelty charges were sought against Ringling Bros. by the San Jose police and the Humane Society of Santa Clara Valley for cuts and puncture wounds found on seven Asian elephants.