Elephant bill gets hook at state house

Elephant bill gets hook at state house

2008-03-20 - Abington, United States

The show must go on. And now with the recent rejection of a bill last week that would have prohibited the use of elephants in traveling circuses, the Cole Brothers Circus will continue performances in Abington as it always has. If the bill had passed, opponents said it would have effectively banned circuses in the commonwealth after 80 years of performances. Bill supporters claimed elephants that perform in circuses have been beaten, chained and confined to dangerously small living areas. The Co...

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