There were no problems with the police and the response from the public was generally positive.
One customer came out appalled by the visible signs of beatings she had seen on a tiger.
Forcing animals to perform in travelling circuses which is condemned by the RSPCA as "very harmful", may soon become illegal especially after the damning conclusions of a Bristol university study into circus animal welfare which is the most respected scientific analysis of the topic to date. Animal circuses are already banned on most council land across the country because of the cruelty.
In the woefully small cages of the Great British Circus, tigers, camels, zebras and horses must spend most of their lives, the little exercise they get being "broken in" and trained to perform their unnatural repertoire for gullible punters most of whom will never see the fear and suffering they are causing by patronising such medieval forms of entertainment.
For more information on animal circuses see the Captive Animal Protection Society website:
http://www.captiveanimals.org/circuses/index.htm
To get involved with Nottingham Animal Right's efforts to stop all animal cruelty, see:
www.veggies.org.uk/nar
www.myspace.com/nottinghamanimalrights
Next stop Leicester
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More tour/demo dates, including Leicester next
16.04.2010 17:02
Poster available from http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=331#gbc
If you are planning protests, take care, and let us know at arc@veggies.org.uk - we'll spread the word.
Meanwhile join the opening night demo at 6.15pm on Tuesday 27th April.
Details at http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=277
This circus have many animals including lions, zebras, camels, llamas, horses, ponies, goats and reindeer, and now elephants and a tiger.
See possible locations for the forthcoming season, projected from last years tour, at http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=331#gbc
Also links to other campaign contacts and past reports including the classic "ringmaster loosing his rag -whilst- being interviewed by BBC!"
Details of all other animal circuses all over uk here too.
Animal Rights Calendar
e-mail: arc@veggies.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.veggies.org.uk/ar/circus