2011-02-01 - Casablanca, Morocco.
Four circus elephants are locked for months in Morocco by a European administrative imbroglio prevented their return to France and their trainer, out of resources and hope, fear of being forced to euthanize them, "he said today . "We´re going to have to put them to sleep. I have no other options. It is taken hostage by the EU, " said Josef Gartner circus performer in a telephone interview.
2010-08-13 - Hanoi, Vietnam.
A juvenile elephant that won renown after appearing in a documentary died in Hanoi Wednesday of an infection it had been carrying for years. Kham Bun, a six-year-old male Asiatic elephant belonging to the Vietnam Circus Federation, suffered a foreleg injury four years ago and veterinarians were unable to cure it. The infection got into his bone and proved fatal, according to the federation.
2010-07-07 - Windsor, United States.
There will be protests when the Shrine Circus comes to Windsor today, promises a local animal rights group. But Larry Solheim, the general manager of the circus, says the group’s criticism hasn’t hurt attendance. “If anything, they draw attention to the fact that the circus is in town,” Solheim said. “It’s not the majority of the people that have this opinion. It’s a very small but vocal group.” As they have in years past, the Windsor Animal Action Group has announced they will s...
2010-05-17 - Pukekohe, New Zealand.
Kapiti animal rights campaigners say their battle to save Jumbo the elephant has proved worthwhile, with news the former circus performer is making big strides in her rehabilitation. The 37-year-old African elephant caused a stir in Paraparaumu when she appeared in the Loritz Circus in 2008, with a group of local protestors unhappy with her treatment.
2010-04-27 - Rome, Italy.
Residents of an Italian village were surprised to find an elephant relaxing in their garden on Tuesday after she escaped from a travelling circus, the ANSA news agency reported. The elephant, named Dumbo and weighing around three-and-a-half tonnes, took a walk from her cage shortly after the Armando Orfei circus arrived in the village of Bassano, around 100 kilometres (65 miles) north of Rome.
2010-02-15 - White Plains, New York, United States. Aman Ali
Baby elephant Val performs for the crowd during the Royal Hanneford Circus performance at the Westchester County Center in White Plains Feb. 14, 2010.
2010-02-12 - Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States.
Three of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey elephants watch calmly, nibbling on their lunch of hay, while circus workers run power lines and set upstages and props for the show at Calsonic Arena. Circus performances will be 7 p.m. today; 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday. The all-access "pre-show" on the floor of Calsonic Arena one hour prior to circus time allows spectators to meet and interact with clowns and other circus performers.
2010-01-26 - Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Alec Harvey
Baby Barack, the year-old Asian elephant making his debut in the current tour of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, will not appear during the circus stop in Birmingham this week, a publicist for the show says. After appearing in Orlando and Jacksonville, the first two stops of the new tour, Baby Barack returned with his mother, Bonnie, to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, a 200-acre facility run in Polk County, Fla. "The Ringling Bros. veterina...
2010-01-14 - Montpelier, Vermont, United States.
In a year dominated by a mammoth state budget crisis, statehouse lawmakers have found plenty of other causes to sponsor. "You know the old saying, 'Every bill is important to somebody or it wouldn't have been introduced,'" Gov. Jim Douglas said Thursday. The new proposals now pending cover everything from allowing Mom and Pop stores to sell hard liquor -- to requiring "chain restaurants" to publish nutritional information on menus. One would up the penalty for "super speeders" while another woul...
2009-12-22 - Pune, India. Vivek Sabnis
Circus may soon phase out elephants after an order from Central Zoo Authority. The popular Rambo circus will probably not have its most famous elephant trick this season. And this is because the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) is contemplating to move all elephants from the zoo and circuses to wildlife parks and sanctuaries.
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