By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Earlier this week, an elderly captive elephant named Viola escaped from a circus in Butte, Montana. Viola belongs to Carson & Barnes Circus and was in Butte performing with Jordan World Circus. According to news reports, she wandered through traffic, in front of a casino, and paused on a […]
Animal-free circus offers an ‘acrobatic thrill ride’ – Times-Standard
Performer Ross Travis is part of the Flynn Creek Circus, which is coming to Eureka in July. (Photo by Philip Pavliger) The Flynn Creek Circus comes to Eureka July 27 to 30 with a superstar line-up in its all-new show, “Desert Myth.” This animal-free circus is sponsored locally by Arcata Playhouse and will take under […]
Animal tamer mauled by tiger at circus – English
(ANSA) – ROME, JAN 2 – A 31-year-old Italian animal tamer was mauled by a tiger at a circus near Lecce last Thursday. Ivan Orfei, tamer at the Amedeo Orfei Circus, which has been at Surbo for the last week, suffered deep wounds to the neck and a leg, medical sources said. Orfei was rushed […]