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#31
02-12-2007
hey guys, I just heard this from my sister who was recently at the place below and was told this...
There's an animal sanctuary by Wellington called The Ark (not open to the general public), which takes in abused animals, ex-circus animals, etc, and they are taking on a circus elephant. They are currently constructing an enclosure in which to keep it. I think there's only one circus in NZ with exotic animals and it has only the one elephant, so this would have to be it, right? So it appears to be leaving the circus life for retirement now. |
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#32
02-12-2007
Hmm very interesting. I'd bet that's where she'll stay, rather than coming over to dubbo
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#33
05-04-2008
Jumbo is currently not in an animal sanctuary
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#34
05-04-2008
she went to another circus.
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#35
05-04-2008
yes, she plays a small "walk on role" in circus loritz new show - out of africa
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#36
06-04-2008
How old is the darn thing EXACTLY?
What is her maiden name? |
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#37
06-04-2008
apparently Orana is trying to petition to get the elephant to go to Dubbo, so I guess the animal sanctuary thing fell through. Or perhaps Orana just doesn't know what its doing.
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#38
06-04-2008
there is a lot more than just getting the elephant on planbe the tasman.
There is of coutrse the egistics of moving the actualy elephant, but the the additional cosots and stoppers ie- there is no environmental assesment, or import permits for african elephants- they would all ah obe drawn up, writeen tested what ever else happens- at whos cost? |
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#39
06-04-2008
tis a shame it can't happen though......
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#40
06-04-2008
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#41
06-04-2008
This elephant is practically unknown to the public, I only heard it about it on here...
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#42
06-04-2008
well there really is nothing orana can do about it is there? she is owned privately and unless they mistreat her there is nothing that can be done to force them to give her up.
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#43
07-04-2008
there was articles online a while ago (a month) saying emmbers of the public had reported to rspca she was in harm, similary to arna and gigi, very vocal behaviour and in a small area.
google it |
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#44
07-04-2008
Yeah, RSPCA inspected that claim and it was found to be false. they were complaining because she was chained up to the trailer just befoer the public arrives before a performance. they are also apparently spending $250,000 on a state of the art trailer for her and the temp enclosure looks larger than some zoos.
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#45
11-05-2008
there is an article on the owner Tony Ratcliffe in today's Sunday Star Times. Whirling Bros Circus closed up in November 2007. He tried to sell Jumbo for $1 million but no takers. Then she was supposedly going "to an Australian zoo" but they backed out saying she was too old and wouldn't intergrate with other elephants. Now Tony and Jumbo have taken up with Loritz Circus where the elephant will remain as a performing animal. They are building a $300,000 trailer with shower and sunroof for her, and "plan" to set up an enclosure on a 10 acre section in Cambridge for the 3 to 4 months of the year when she won't be on tour.
Tony is self-publishing an autobiography in October called "The Elephant Man: the true story of a New Zealand Circus icon" |
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