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By Kery Murakami.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/circ09.shtml
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Seattle P-I - The circus -- still -- is coming to town
City Council rejects 'exotic animal' ban. By Kery Murakami.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/circ15.shtml
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Seattle P-I - Caged protester draws police, press and gawks
A silent act of protest by PETA against the confinement of wild animals by the Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Circus. Clad in only a bikini bottom and paint, a 24-year-old Bellevue woman
sat in a wire cage during yesterday's lunch hour at Westlake Plaza. By Gordy Holt.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/circ07.shtml
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ACLU Tells Richmond to Stop Harassing Animal Rights Protesters at Circus
The ACLU has warned city police to cease interfering with the Richmond Animal Rights Network's
demonstrations before performances of the Ringling Brothers/Barnum & Bailey Circus at the
Richmond Coliseum. ACLU press release.
http://archive.aclu.org/news/n022098a.html
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BBC News: Jumbo race 'a big success'
Europe's first elephant races goes ahead near Berlin despite protests from animal rights groups.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/835737.stm
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BBC News: Circus mass ends Vatican jubilee
By David Willey in Rome. The Pope holds a special mass dedicated to the world of entertainment, in
St Peter's Square. "Healthy entertainment is good for body and soul," the Pope said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1075294.stm
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BBC News: Animals banned from Big Top
Singapore bans wild animals being used in circus shows, citing concerns about public safety and the
welfare of animals.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1092844.stm
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BBC News: 'Care orders' for suffering animals
A bill to allow commercial animals suffering cruelty to be "taken into care" has been
backed by peers. The Protection of Animals (Amendment) Bill would apply to farm and circus animals,
guard dogs, sniffer dogs, and animals kept in pet shops in England and Wales.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/981572.stm
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Protesters try to stop Shriners' circus
Protest in Pointe-Claire, Quebec.
http://freemasonwatch.freepress-freespeech.com/montreal.html
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Telegraph - Abused animals settle into their new homes
Several of the animals featured in Mary Chipperfield's court case are now happily established in
new homes.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=002090175349931&rtmo=VDMMrJwK&atmo=rrrrrrrq&pg=/et....
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Independent - Ministers face outrage as draft code supports wild animals in circuses
Marie Woolf, chief political correspondent.
http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=70965
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BBC - Protect circus animals call
Big top owners and animal welfare groups are demanding a change in the law to protect circus
animals.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk_politics/newsid_201000/201483.stm#top
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Observer - 'The chimp is screaming. Mary lashes at the tiny animal with a riding crop'
Mary Chipperfield, the youngest member of the 300-year-old circus dynasty, will be sentenced next
month. Her crimes emerged when animal rights activists Terry Stocker and Rachel White infiltrated
the Chipperfield circus. The Observer has obtained the activists' secret diaries, which paint a
brutal picture of the dark side of circus life.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,3815021,00.html
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Guardian - The show must go on
When Mary Chipperfield was convicted of cruelty to her baby chimp last week, the most famous name
in British circus was disgraced. But animal protestors have been targeting circuses for years,
regardless of how they treat their animals. Hounding them out of business is no answer. By Dea
Birkett.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,3817630,00.html
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Guardian - Tears of a clown
The precarious status of the circus in the UK. By Dea Birkett.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,3850457,00.html
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The Florida Times-Union - Ringling elephant mistreated?
One year after beginning his career with The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Kenny
the baby elephant died in Jacksonville after performing two shows in one day. By Derek L. Kinner.
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/013198/2b1DEAD_.html
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Guardian - Fury at 'paltry' fine on circus trainer
Animal rights campaigners condemned the fine instead of a jail sentence imposed yesterday on the
circus trainer. By Audrey Gillan.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,3852320,00.html
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Telegraph - US faces big top elephant ban
About the Captive Elephant Accident Prevention Act in the US Congress. By James Langton.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=002090175349931&rtmo=VDMMrJwK&atmo=rrrrrrrq&pg=/et....
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Telegraph - Chipperfield daughter gets licence
The daughter of Mary Chipperfield, the circus trainer who was fined last year for cruelty to a
chimpanzee, has received a licence to keep wild animals at the farm where the offence was
committed. By Michael Fleet.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=002090175349931&rtmo=psbbUpee&atmo=rrrrrrrq&pg=/et....
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