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Circus jumbo yet to cool down

Restless Bhola tugs at the ropes and chains binding his legs. Picture by Amit Datta.

2007-12-21 - Calcutta, India.

Bhola, the 42-year-old male elephant of Nataraj Circus, shook off the effects of the tranquilliser that was administered to him on Wednesday evening and tore down a part of the big top on Thursday. He remained restless all day, prompting police to ask the circus management to cancel all shows until he was shifted off the premises.


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Circus tusker goes berserk

2007-12-19 - Kolkata, India. Kumar Sarkar

A giant male tusker on circus Natraj in Kolkata went on the rampage on Wednesday uprooting poles, tearing apart tents, flinging aside tin sheets and scaring circus employees out of their wits. The police, the fire brigade, forest department officials and wild life experts rushed to Tala Park where the Natraj Circus is performing.


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Stars in der Manege 2007 at Circus Krone

2007-12-11 - Munich, Germany. Michaela Rehle

German actress Wolke Hegenbarth and elephant trainer Rene Casselly perform on an elephant's back during the charity circus gala night with VIPs as participants in Munich's circus Krone December 1, 2007. The well-known TV gala 'Stars in der Manege' will be broadcasted on December 26 on German television.


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What"s the future for circus animals?

Billy Smart

2007-12-07 - London, United Kingdom. Gillian Hargreaves

Today few circus goers find it palatable to watch tigers jump through hoops or elephants dance. A ban on circus animals looked inevitable... then the experts delivered their verdict. Once the spectacle of seeing a lion, tiger or elephant performing under the Big Top was commonplace. Now, only one British circus keeps big cats, and fewer than 50 wild animals perform in four UK-owned circuses including seven tigers, eight camels, five lions, several zebras and a retired elephant called Anne who to...


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Benn to rule on elephant

Annie Elephant

2007-11-25 - London, United Kingdom. Susie Boniface

Environment minister Hillary Benn is to rule on whether Britain's last circus elephant - Anne - can go free. Campaigners had hoped that the new Animal Welfare Bill would mean she had to be released from captivity. But an 18-month inquiry into the treatment of circus animals was said to be inconclusive. A spokesman for environment department Defra said: It will have to be a political decision.


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Nelly the elephant unpacked her trunk and decided to stay at the circus after all. Study finds animals kept in adequate conditions RSPCA criticises scope of government-backed report

2007-11-21 - London, United Kingdom. James Randerson

Sinbad and Zebedee will be pounding the sawdust under their big top for a while longer thanks to a government-backed report which concluded there was no evidence that circus animals were kept in worse conditions than animals in other captive environments


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Circus elephants step lively through city

2007-10-23 - BRIDGEPORT, United States. Tracy Deer-Mirek

The circus didn't roll into town this morning, it jogged. Six elephants, some clasped trunk-to-tail to keep up the brisk pace, bounded beneath the railroad underpass at Water Street and Stratford Avenue on the last leg of a two-mile journey from the Union Avenue rail yards to the Arena at Harbor Yard.


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Shrine circus has good turnout; continues today

An elephant performs during the 2007 Bedouin Shrine Circus on Saturday afternoon at the Muskogee Civic Center.

2007-09-29 - Muskogee, United States. Elizabeth Ridenour

When Hi-Bi the clown waved at Grace Hiseley with both hands, his pants fell down, bringing squeals from Grace and dozens of others Saturday in the Muskogee Civic Center. The three-ring Bedouin Shrine circus, along with cotton candy, snow cones, popcorn and balloons, filled the civic center Saturday afternoon. Spectators clapped in time with a drumming elephant to the tune of “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” Two more shows will be held today.


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Big and funny. When the circus rolls in, it packs grandeur, mirth and magic

Baby gets her daily bath Thursday outside Arco Arena, where the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is playing through Sunday.

2007-09-22 - Sacramento, United States. Dixie Reid

The 51-year-old Baby appears to be dozing off while six members of the circus crew shampoo and scrub her with wire brushes. The elephants are bathed daily with a vegetable-based shampoo to keep their hides clean and exfoliated, says Carrie Coleman, a veterinary technician with a degree from Purdue University who travels with the show. While the others wait for Baby to be done with her shower, 46-year-old Siam, who is a little impatient, uses her trunk to snort up soap suds making their way to th...


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Minneapolis City Council avoids circus animal ban

2007-09-21 - Minneapolis, United States. DAVID HANNERS

With a council chamber packed by zealots, schoolchildren, executives in fezzes and a guy with a sign saying the president should be impeached, the Minneapolis City Council on Friday declined to ban circuses from the city. The council spent two hours debating the proposed ordinance, then decided to send alternative legislation, which would regulate, not ban, circus animals, back to a committee for more tweaking. As debate and time dragged on, discussing motions, amendments, alternative motions, e...


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