Circus Employees tell of Bloody Beatings, Routine Abuse Two former circus employees have contacted PETA independently with allegations of routine abuse in the circus, including bloody beatings and a culture in which employees who object to animals’ cruel treatment are either ignored or punished. Still haunted by what she witnessed, Archele Hundley quit Ringling’s red unit in June 2006 after just two months, and Bob Tom, who worked on the same unit for two years, was fired in August 2006, allegedly for complaining about the beatings. Read all about this routine circus abuse and watch more undercover footage at www.circuses.com Back to Photo Gallery