用自己很破的英文..猜測應該是和關懷保護動物有關的新聞 ...

Jorja對此一直不遺餘力的投入付出 ..

從新聞級視頻看來這次的應該是和...馬戲團有關的吧 ...

看到視頻中馬戲團在訓練動物時的拳打腳踢就可以了解這次活動的主要議題 ...

針對這些可憐的動物 , 我們可以怎麼作呢 ??

先來看看Jorja這次的一些相關新聞 ...

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((新增的放最前面好了 ... 嘻嘻~))

City of Austin to investigate circus animal suffering

Austin - This past week at Austin City Hall, councilor Lee Leffingwell met with CSI actress Jorja Fox at a press conference held by Animal Defenders International (ADI) and confirmed he would certainly look in to the issue of circus animal cruelty in Austin.

Leffingwell accepted a letter, report and DVD from Fox, on behalf of the campaigning group, which asks for the city council to consider a ban on animal circuses in light of the evidence presented by ADI's report and undercover footage.

After receiving the scientific report and undercover footage, which Animal Defenders International claims shows animals suffering and abused at the hands of circus trainers, Leffingwell confirmed that every year the Austin City Council receives numerous comments from the public concerned about the treatment of animals in circuses.

Footage on this particular tape allegedly includes an elephant being beaten and brought to her knees by a circus handler wielding a golf club.

Councilor Leffingwell stated, "I think just about every year when the circus comes to town we get a lot of emails and comments about the treatment of animals, specifically elephants."

"I know it's a matter of concern to people in the community," Leffingwell added. "I think it is something, certainly, we will take a look at."

Jorja Fox was thrilled to have been able to meet the councilor and hand over the letter and has been supporting ADI's campaign in to move for a ban on animal circuses in America.

Jan Creamer, ADI USA President said, "We are heartened that the people of Austin have already demonstrated their compassion for these animals, that the council is responding, and we look forward to the city joining the many others around the world that have said no to this cruelty."

Some of the worst abuse revealed featured a trainer from Cut and Shoot north of Houston who was allegedly filmed by ADI viciously beating an elephant and even dragging the animal to its knees and kicking it in the face.

"We believe Texans will be horrified that such cruelty could be taking place on their doorstep," Creamer said in closing.

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Animal Activists Trying to Keep the Circus Out of Austin

The circus is coming to Austin soon, but some animal activists are trying to stop it - urging the city to ban circuses altogether.

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus will be at the Erwin Center next month, and the circus says it has an exemplary record of animal care. Some animal activists, including a CBS star, think no circus can provide a humane environment for animals.

Animal Defenders International says it has video showing animal cruelty at a variety of circuses over several years.

"It's the side of these events that you never see," says CSI: Las Vegas actress Jorja Fox.

Fox visited Austin with ADI. She says it's hard enough to find natural habitats for these creatures.

"The last thing we really need to see is them acquisitioned and then brutalized," said Fox.

ADI says part of the video comes from 2004 and shows a Texas trainer ADI identifies as Mike Swain. KEYE News spoke to Swain over the phone Friday night.

"I wouldn't say that was me, to tell you the truth," said Swain. "I mean, I don't know what they might have done to the footage or changed the footage."

Karl Frey took his son to a circus recently and said it felt strange to see animals in that environment.

"I guess I would prefer that they almost act more like a traveling zoo, which was always kind of my romantic idea of circuses," says Frey.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey says 99 percent of ADI's report that accompanied the video has nothing to do with its circus. The circus's parent company released a statement to KEYE News that read in part, "Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is proud of its human and animal partnerships, and the physical and behavioral needs of our animals are a top priority that can be seen in Ringling Bros. outstanding record of animal care. Ringling Bros. meets or exceeds all federal, state, and local animal standards."

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey says folks are welcome to go to an animal open house before each show to see the care the animals receive.

KEYE News did attempt to contact members of the Austin City Council. So far, the city has not responded to the group's campaign to ban circuses.

這則新聞視頻有幾....秒的Jorja~~ ( 是最近的Jorja!!!大心~ )

順便貼圖來....

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Jorja Fox on Jess' T-Shirt Jest and the Circus Mess

Pamela Anderson isn't the only one crackin' jokes about Jessica Simpson's "Real Girls Eat Meat" T-shirt.

"But I think that [T-shirt] phrase can be interpreted in many different ways," quipped CSI star and longtime animal-rights activist Jorja Fox. "We should ask Jessica what meat she was referring to, because there are several out there."

But is Fox truly upset over the shirt?

"I think Jessica Simpson has every right to her opinion, but I'm not offended by it at all, because it was done in jest," Fox assured me earlier today. (FYI, Simpson recently told TMZ her favorite meat is sausage.)

Much more important to Fox right now is her fight against traveling circuses. Fox helped launch Animal Defenders International's Science on Suffering Project this morning in Austin, Texas, to spread the word about allegations of circus-animal abuse.

"Traveling circuses had their time, and it was great," Fox explained. "But now it's 2008, and we know the science, and we know animal behavior. It's time to put those circuses behind us."

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Animal advocacy groups asks Austin to ban circuses with animals

'CSI: Las Vegas' star delivers report to Council member Lee Leffingwell

Representatives of a London-based animal advocacy group called on Texans to boycott circuses with animal performers and asked the Austin City Council on Friday to ban such circuses.

Showing footage of circus employees as they hit elephants with whips and metal sticks, Jan Creamer, president of Animal Defenders International's U.S. division, presented a report by the group arguing that abuse of performance animals and inhumane conditions are endemic in traveling circuses.

"Even with the best intentions in the world, when you're trying to get a big cat into a circus ring, this kind of thing happens," Creamer said. "People get tired, they lose their temper, they take it out on the animals."

The advocacy group is launching a national campaign on behalf of federal legislation that would ban traveling circuses. Actress Jorja Fox, who is on "CSI," was on hand to urge Mayor Will Wynn to push for a ban in Austin. Wynn did not attend, but City Council Member Lee Leffingwell met with Fox and said that the council will look into the issue.

"These animals are majestic, wild, large mammals," Fox said. "They're some of the great beasts of the world."

Fox said she decided to help the group after viewing the footage that it had collected. "It's pretty much a no-brainer that while circuses may have had their time and place in the world ... this is, and should be, in the past."

Though group representatives did not find evidence of specific incidents of abuse in Texas during its investigation of nine U.S. circuses, Creamer said that signs of animal suffering — such as pacing, head-bobbing and aggressive actions toward circus-goers and trainers — were found at circuses in the state.

A spokesman for Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey — one of the circuses the group investigated — said that he had not fully reviewed the report but that its animals receive the "highest care" when traveling with the circus.

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"CSI" Star Jorja Fox Campaigns Against Circus Animal Abuse

Jorja Fox's character on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" is known for fighting crime. Now the actress is taking a stand against wrong-doers in real life, too.

Fox, well known for her prominent role as Sara Sidle on the CBS hit, is campaigning against the suffering of circus animals. She will hand deliver copies of a new scientific report on the circus animal abuse to officials at Austin's City Hall on Friday.

The report is from Animal Defenders International (ADI), a non-profit organization that is currently promoting their "Stop Circus Suffering" campaign.

"We sent Jorja an advance copy of our DVD and report and told her what was happening to the animals. She was really concerned. It really moved her, and she said she wanted to do whatever she could to help," ADI President Jan Creamer tells the Celebrity News Service exclusively.

The DVD contains "new, shocking undercover footage of tiger cubs, elephants and other circus animals being punched in the face, beaten and kicked in the name of 'entertainment,'" according to a press release.

ADI is hoping to capture attention by screening the footage at the City Hall press conference. It will also be sent to the U.S. Congress for review. Fox's involvement will promote the the campaign's call for a nation-wide ban of animal circuses.

"She's a very compassionate person. What we really appreciate about her is that she is using her celebrity for good causes," Creamer tells CNS.

Fox has been active in other causes, as well. She is vegetarian and supports the Human Rights Campaign. She has also worked with PETA.

"People respect people like Jorja for what they've achieved in their career. People get a slight idea of the real Jorja when they look at some of the issues she's covered in her career, on shows like 'CSI' and 'The West Wing,'" says Creamer.

"We saw an episode of CSI where Jorja investigated the murder of a gorilla... Species like gorillas, they're our cousins," says Creamer, adding, "She really highlighted that in the episode. It was moving."

Jorja is not the only celebrity involved with ADI's efforts. Creamer tells CNS that many high-profile celebrities have campaigned with the organization, including Alicia Silverstone, and Paul McCartney and his daughter.

Fox has definitely been keeping busy since she left "CSI" last year. Fans who miss her character on the show will have an opportunity to see Sara Sidle back in action again when she returns as a guest star in the show's season premiere in September.

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Jorja Fox Helps Animal Defenders International End Circus Cruelty

The smell of popcorn, freshly spun cotton candy, little people packed tightly in tiny cars - no this isn’t a PTA event at Michael Jackson’s house, this my friends is the CIRCUS! (Insert ominous music here.) But what lies beyond the sugary snacks and dolled up elephants that make up most animal-based circuses?  If you belong to Animal Defenders International you know the truth and you’re totally pissed. 

That is why ADI is launching a new campaign against the use of animals in circuses.  As part of the initiative the organization will be screening exclusive and dramatic footage from inside nine of America’s most renowned animal circuses that graphically reveal the suffering and abuse these animals are forced to endure.

To do her part, Jorja Fox, star of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, will hand deliver the controversial footage to city officials at Austin’s City Hall along with ADI’s Science on Suffering report, which details the scientific evidence that supports the arguments against keeping animals in circuses. 

Jorja Fox (who’s a total badass I might add) isn’t the only famous face getting on board. The campaign has already gained support from Alicia Silverstone, Kristy McNichol, Anna Maria Horsford and Dan Piraro.

Basically what I’m trying to say is: Barnum and Bailey you better watch your asses! To find out more about how why circuses that use animals are going to hell, visit ad-international.org.

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Jorja是ADI ( http://www.ad-international.org/home/ )會員 ,

每年 , 都會參與愛護動物的推廣及相關活動 , 投注的心力讓人感佩 ~

世界上有許多的動物不時的可能都在遭受虐待 ,

我們應該也用更嚴謹更關懷慈悲的心來看待 ...

支持Jorja .. 也希望共存在地球上的生物 (動物) 要彼此尊重 ....

加油 ~ Jorja !! 以妳為榮 ~~~~~