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Remembering Tyke the circus elephant.
Post updated 28 March 2023 On the 20th August 1994 an elephant named Tyke was about to enter the arena at the Circus International in Honolulu, Hawaii when she turned on her groom, a young lad named Dallas Beckwith, and trampled him to death. This was not the first time she had tried to get…
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Tourists abroad risking life and limb.
We seem to lose all common sense and concern for our own health and safety With mass tourism spreading round the world it doesn’t take long for local entrepreneurs to realise the strong lure of displaying local wildlife to tourists in unregulated collections, animal rides and shows, particularly when it concerns young animals or up…