Sitting on a train, I saw today twice Circus Belly Wien near the village of Olst in The Netherlands. What I saw was awful. This circus has a giraf on tour! I saw this poor animal standing in a small paddock of circa 8 x 8 meters. This animal is alone, has no other members of his species, is always standing separated from the other animals of this circus. What a miserable life must he have.
Belly Wiens has two Asian elephants, monkeys, zebra's, camels, tigers, horses, and the giraf named Kenay.
Here is a video of a young girl hugging one of the elephants of this circus: http://www.destentor.nl/stentortv/regionie...icle5001753.ece
Full Version: Circus Belly Wien
Some photos:
During the winter. Notice the mud!
During the winter in some old factory hall
The trailer for the monkeys. They must stay there for almost 24 hours per day.
Notice that the public can tough the monkeys.
Giraf and zebra on tour.
Monkey on tour
Llamas! On the background the trailer for the giraf.
Monkeys with baby, born on tour.
Baby monkey. This trailer is his home for ever.
Tiger cub, born on tour, already on stage!
During the winter. Notice the mud!
During the winter in some old factory hall
The trailer for the monkeys. They must stay there for almost 24 hours per day.
Notice that the public can tough the monkeys.
Giraf and zebra on tour.
Monkey on tour
Llamas! On the background the trailer for the giraf.
Monkeys with baby, born on tour.
Baby monkey. This trailer is his home for ever.
Tiger cub, born on tour, already on stage!
Performance of the giraf
The two elephants
Such sad photos. Thanks for sharing, Oli ... 