Bermuda 'Animal Extravaganza' outcry
April 2006

Residents of Bermuda have again contacted CAPS for help after another animal circus announced it would visit the island.

We first got involved in 2003 when the Tarzan Zerbini Circus arrived in Bermuda in December with three Asian elephants, a white tiger and four dogs after a 3-day sea journey.

In the latest situation, the same promotion company has planned an 'Animal Extravaganza' in May. Posters for the event picture a polar bear, elephants and tigers.

In an attempt to deflect criticism, the show is promoted as being educational and teaching about conservation. The last place one will ever learn about the natural behaviour of a wild animal is in a performance such as this, whether it is called a circus or an 'extravaganza'.

ACTION

Please write to the following expressing your concern about the use of animals in circuses and asking them not to allow animal circuses back to Bermuda again: Neletha Butterfield, Minister of the Environment Government Administration Building, 30 Parliament St, Hamilton HM12, Bermuda E-mail: nbutterfield@gov.bm Dr. Jonathan Nisbett, Government Veterinary Officer PO Box HM 834, Hamilton HM CX, Bermuda

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