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NEWS ABOUT: circus

circus stories: 8 news summaries

(Newser) - PETA has released video it says shows cruelty to circus elephants, the Orange County Register reports. The tape shows Ringling Bros. handlers swatting elephants with “bull hooks,” and one pachyderm exhibiting signs of “severe psychological distress.” “This video again shows what we have been saying... More »

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animal cruelty • PETA • elephant • circus • undercover video • protesters • Ringling Brothers

Feuding Senate Has NY State Seeing Double

'Farcical' legislators make mayhem; gov blasts proceedings

Jun 24, 09 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York got two state senates for the price of one yesterday as lawmakers held side-by-side sessions, with each party passing its own bills, the New York Times reports. Dems got to the chamber first and locked out Republicans. When the GOP was finally allowed in, members were barred from... More »

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politically incorrect • circus • state senate • David Paterson • Albany • New York state • New York State Senate

(Newser) - The circus is in town, and in a related development, the New York City Council is considering a ban on the display of "wild or exotic animals" for entertainment, the Times reports. The bill, understood to be aimed at the Ringling Brothers pachyderms, has the support of almost... More »

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New York City • animal rights • elephant • circus • city council • Ringling Brothers

OPINION

 Britney Cracks Whip in Circus 

Big Top performance in Big Easy launches singer's first tour in 5 years

Mar 4, 09 3:31 AM CST
(Newser) - "Don't call it a comeback quite yet," warns Chuck Arnold in People as Britney Spears bumped and grinded her way back into fans' hearts last night during the New Orleans launch of her first concert tour in five years. And though neither her voice, moves, or physique... More »

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Britney Spears • New Orleans • concert • singer • circus • comeback • concert tour

PETA President
Wills Body
to Group

Newkirk suggests her flesh be barbecued,
skin made into purse

Feb 23, 09 3:35 PM CST
(Newser) - The president of PETA has written a will donating her body to the organization along with suggestions about how best to use various body parts, TreeHugger reports. First on the list is the request that her “meat” be used as “human barbecue,” to remind the world “... More »

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food • foie gras • meat • animal rights • PETA • circus • leather • barbecue

Circus Elephant Abuse Case Hits Court

Animal rights groups allege circus group engages in jumbo-sized cruelty

Feb 5, 09 3:35 AM CST
(Newser) - The nation's circus elephants finally have their day in court, reports the Washington Post. Animal rights groups who accuse circuses of mistreating their elephants have battled for eight years to bring a case against Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. In opening arguments in Washington DC district court yesterday,... More »

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animal cruelty • lawsuit • elephant • circus • animal • ASPCA

 Camels Walk
 a Mile for
 Escape-Artist Giraffe 

Circus chain gang cuts loose in Amsterdam

Jul 1, 08 3:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fifteen camels, two zebras, lamas and potbellied swine went on the lam from a Dutch circus—with a giraffe masterminding their flight to freedom. The gang wandered around an Amsterdam neighborhood when the escape artist kicked a hole in the animals' cage, reports AP. They were all rounded up after... More »

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Amsterdam • camels • circus • giraffes • zebras

Circus Elephant Elopes With Wild Suitor

Escape from Indian
pen makes for mammoth romance

Aug 30, 07 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - In perhaps the heaviest love story ever told, a wild bull elephant broke into a traveling circus in India and snatched away a tame but captivated female. Wildlife experts say the male was probably in must when he broke a gate to free his beloved; three other elephants also escaped,... More »

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romance • escape • West Bengal • elephant • circus

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