2009-12-16 - Tampa, United States. SARAH HOYE
For 140 years, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey has let kids be kids and adults be kids, too. Also making his debut today was Barack, a baby Asian elephant born Jan. 19. To mark the 200th birthday of circus entertainer extraordinaire P.T. Barnum, organizers promise the making of their biggest, over-the-top show to date when it roars into town Jan. 6 with Barnum's FUNundrum, a celebration inspired by the greatest showman who ever lived.
2009-12-04 - Cheshire, United Kingdom. LIZ HULL
Leading circus elephants along the street, driving to work in a horse and cart or sending a message via carrier pigeon are duties which have long since disappeared from modern day policing. But as these photographs show they were all in a day's work for bobbies on the beat during the last century. The bygone images, which date back to 1904, give a fascinating insight into the duties of police officers at a time when political correctness and health and safety had yet to make an impact on ...
2009-10-16 - Frankton, New Zealand.
Circus elephant Jumbo, along with "soul-mate" Tony Ratcliffe, strolled through the Hamilton suburb of Frankton yesterday as part of her continuing retirement preparations. The 35-year-old African elephant perused the menu at Smo's Cafe, where she encountered Christian Curtis, left, during her walk-about, which lasted about an hour and which will be repeated over coming days.
2009-10-10 - , United States.
In some towns visited by the roadside circus, people wait in line for the elephant dung. Fights can break out, too, like the time three men scrapped over the last of the pachyderm poop. A firefighter from Chicago regularly fishes out particular shapes, looking for the perfect pieces to take home, coat in shellac and give away as paperweights. But most people want elephant dung for their gardens. It is held in high, almost mystical, regard as a fertilizer. And the circus gives it away for free. "...
2009-09-19 - Dumka, India. Rajesh Kumar Pandey
The condition of four elephants of Ajanta Circus is fast deteriorating because they have been forced to remain in standing position since Friday. Forest officials had seized three trucks carrying six elephants, nine dogs and two horses on Friday because the truck drivers had failed to relevant documents required to carry the animals to Burdwan (West Bengal) from Bhagalpur. The drivers were The drivers were arrested, but the mahouts managed to escape.
2009-08-16 - Wellington, New Zealand.
The future of the New Zealand's only circus elephant is in dispute as animal activists are calling for Jumbo to be retired claiming she is poorly treated. However, the circus says there is nowhere for her to go. Jumbo has entertained Kiwi children for over 30 years but now the African elephant is looking for a new home as her owner attempts to retire her.
2009-08-13 - Rochford, United Kingdom. Emma Thomas
ANIMAL lovers are angry after elephants joined a circus performance for the first time. The Great British Circus has pitched its big top at Southend Road, in Rochford, with tigers, camels and ponies entering the ring. But this year’s line-up has the addition of three elephants – Sonja, Vana Mana and Dehli – and a white tiger called Tiara. Circus director Martin Lacey, who has worked with wild animals for more than 40 years, has always insisted his animals receive the best possible care and...
2009-04-26 - Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Dan Hinnenkamp
Shrine circus time in Duluth begins an annual debate over whether animals belong in circuses. I’ve worked for circuses. I’ve seen the care and dedication that goes into the daily lives of the animals, the proper techniques used when handling exotic and domestic performing creatures, and how no expense is spared when it comes to the animals — even when it means circus workers living less-than-glamorous lives on the road. Last summer, I spent three weeks traveling across northern Minnesota, ...
2009-04-26 - Berlin, Germany.
Three elephants that belong to a circus currently camped in a southern suburb of Berlin have been spotted roaming the area regularly, the daily Tagesspiegel reported Sunday. Residents in the district of Marienfelde report that the three African elephants walk the neighbourhood’s streets daily and spend time at a nearby field. There have been no reports of injuries, though passers-by often stop, stare and photograph the massive animals as they calmly make their way through the quiet area....
2009-02-26 - London, United Kingdom. Dea Birkett
When I was a little girl, once a year, the park where I played on the seesaw and swings was transformed into a world of wondrous, exotic people and beasts. I saw men walking on stilts and wobbling on a high wire, clowns squelching through custard pies, horses teetering on their hind legs and an elephant strolling around a sawdust ring. The circus had arrived. So entranced was I by this spectacle that I resolved to run away and join the circus.
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