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Stop Circus Suffering: Greece

Posted: 3 July 2006

ADI outraged at shocking footage revealing the abuse of an elephant in Greece

ADI has asked the Greek Ministry of Agriculture and the Greek Embassy in the UK to investigate after a local organisation filmed an elephant being abused, beaten and dragged with a bullhook, in Circo Massimo in Florina.
Find out more …

Greek launch

• Campaign launched with 50 Greek-based animal welfare groups
• Picture gallery of Greek launch
• Launch press release (Greek)

Get the facts on animal circuses

• Picture gallery of Greek circuses
• Picture gallery of Circus animals
• Video evidence of circus animal abuse
• Stop Circus Suffering leaflet (Greek)
• Animal Circuses: The facts
• Animal Circuses: evidence of suffering and abuse
• Worldwide bans

Greek bans

• Bans following Stop Circus Suffering launch in Greece

How you can help

• Send the Greek petition to your Mayor
• Send the Greek petition to your Minister

Animal Circuses belong to the past

In the last 100 years human understanding of the planet we live on and the animals with whom we share our world has grown enormously. We have made great strides in technology, medicine and learning. Yet how can we consider ourselves civilised, whilst we continue to allow the suffering and abuse of animals simply for entertainment. Read more...

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