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Treatment of elephants and other circus animals in USA is regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under the 1966 Animal Welfare Act. Circuses are subject to unannounced USDA inspections that make sure animals have proper nutrition, sanitation, protection from the weather and veterinary care. Violations can result in fines of up to $2,500 per day and, in extreme cases, shutting down a circus.

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Animal rights debate follows circus to town

2007-09-06 - Everett, United States. David Chircop

Last month, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., denied an attempt by Ringling Bros. to throw out a lawsuit accusing trainers of abusing elephants with sharpened bull hooks, inhumanly chaining the animals and separating babies from their mothers in violation of the Endangered Species Act. The lawsuit was filed in 2000 by the Alexandria, Va., Animal Welfare Institute. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and other groups later joined on. Ringling Bros. says the charges ar...

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Tusker elopes with circus elephant

2007-08-30 - RANIGANJ, India. Debajyoti Chakraborty

A huge tusker, straight out of the jungle, raided a circus in the wee hours of Wednesday, freed a female elephant and eloped with her to make a cosy home by a pond in Raiganj. This tale of untamed love has yet another bizarre twist: a second female elephant, said to be "very attached" to the one that fled the circus, has broken down and is grieving for her "mate".

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US judge rejects bid to block trial in Ringling Bros. elephant cruelty case

2007-08-23 - New York, United States.

After seven years of legal fighting, a U.S. judge rejected efforts Thursday by the United States foremost circus, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, to derail a lawsuit alleging cruel treatment of its elephants. Its a fantastic result, said attorney Jon Lovvorn of the Humane Society of the United States, one of several animal welfare groups which have pursued the lawsuit. He estimated a trial date would be set for early next year.

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Jumbo traffic stopper

2007-08-23 - Waikato, New Zealand. DENISE IRVINE

Its not often you see an African elephant grazing on the side of Hamiltons Rifle Range Rd. But yesterday lunchtime, 40-year-old Jumbo was having a grassy snack under the watchful eye of owner Tony Ratcliffe while carloads of mums, dads and kids stopped to take photographs. Jumbo was oblivious to the fuss she was causing, with one driver doing a u-turn in front of oncoming traffic in the rush to see the big beast.

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Foot and mouth strands englands last circus elephant

2007-08-11 - Carlisle, United Kingdom.

ANNIE the Elephant packed her trunk but couldnt say goodbye to the Lake District. Thanks to the foot and mouth restrictions the 54-year-old veteran circus performer was stranded in the county. World-famous jumbo Annie, who has officially retired but still travels with the rest of the performers, had arrived in the South Lakes with the Bobby Roberts Circus on a leg of their latest tour of Cumbria and the UK. But when the restriction on the movements of animals came into force last week it was rea...

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Circus puts everything on one stage. Forget the three-ring circus. You won"t miss it.

2007-08-03 - Dallas, United States. NANCY CHURNIN

With its new show, Circus of Dreams, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, the last bastion of busy-is-better, has reinvented itself as a single-stage Cirque du Soleil for the kiddie channel, complete with a giant circular high-definition screen suspended so audiences can alternately see close-ups of the action, pre-filmed skits including backstage mayhem and elephant commentary on "those cute little humans." And the appreciative crowd of light-twirling kids liked what they saw on opening nigh...

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Dallas spa helps circus elephant Nichole look her best

2007-08-02 - Dallas, United States.

Nicole, an Asian Elephant from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, enjoyed the pampered life Wednesday in preparation of her Dallas debut. The circus, performing the 136th edition of The Greatest Show on Earth, runs through Aug. 12 at American Airlines Center. An avocado facial, pedicure and bath for an elephant from Bliss Spa: if we could all be so lucky.

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Elephant too tall for center

2007-07-20 - Aiken, United States. TONY BAUGHMAN

The biggest star in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is so big, he wont even fit in the new USC Aiken Convocation Center. Circus handlers have discovered that the Gold Units 23-year-old Asian elephant is just too tall for the arenas 10-foot-high service entrances. Thus, when the "Greatest Show on Earth" opened Thursday night, the 11-foot-tall pachyderm found himself standing outside.

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Elephants are key part of upcoming circus

2007-07-17 - Aiken, United States. MEGAN ELLIOTT

A gentle giant will roam through the USC Aiken Convocation Centers main arena with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The elephant is a 23-year-old Asian male. He works closely with his trainer, Patty Zerbini. The elephant is a product of the Ringling Brothers Center for Elephant Conservation, which is located in Polk County, Fla. The center is dedicated to the preservation of the Asian elephant as an endangered species. There are only 35,000 Asian elephants left in the world.

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Big tent ban for elderly elephant

2007-07-17 - Ayrshire, United Kingdom.

The last touring elephant in Britain has been banned from the big tent in Ayrshire after animal campaigners raised objections. Anne, who is aged 54 and suffers from arthritis, is believed to be one of the oldest elephants in Europe. East Ayrshire Council agreed with the Bobby Roberts Super Circus that Anne would not be used for commercial purposes during the run in Kilmarnock. Animal rights campaigners welcomed the decision.

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