Thursday, November 10, 2011

Circus boss and his wife are charged with animal cruelty after secret footage revealed elephant being beaten

The owners of a circus elephant called Anne have been charged with causing unnecessary suffering to the animal.

The Crown Prosecution Service said it had taken over the prosecution of Bobby and Moira Roberts from Animal Defenders International 'given the public concern over the case'.

The pair will appear before Corby Magistrate’s Court, in Northamptonshire, on November 16 charged with causing the elephant unnecessary suffering, failing to take reasonable steps to prevent an employee from causing unnecessary suffering, and failing to ensure the elephant’s needs were

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2059862/Anne-elephant-Circus-boss-Bobby-Roberts-wife-Moira-charged-animal-cruelty.html

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