Cirque Estival Camels pacing in Saint John NB June 8 2008

Two circus camels exhibiting stereotyped behaviour (pacing) a clear indication that they are extremely stressed. The camels paced all day during each of the three days they were observed.
The camels were penned in a small area with Limba, an endangered asian elephant who was caught in the wild in 1964. The camels were afraid of Limba and she would occasionally charge them.
The 2 camels, asian elephant, jaguar and zebras that Cirque Estival exploit are 'rented' from the Bowmanville Zoo in Ontario. Bowmanville zoo often rent their animals out to circuses, publicity events.

Category:

Pets & Animals

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• Cirque
• Estival
• Circus
• animal
• Camel
• Elephant

[AKINAacacia]

@quinnie09 Maybe they do sway. Let me find you a video on National Explorer of an elephant swaying from intense boredom. Any animal of this size and emotional stature will not like to live in a box and have people come in and stare at you all day so they can "learn" about you.

[AKINAacacia]

@ladythisguy I have a severe dislike for the organization Peta. But how can you tell me that the animals in this video are not distressed? "these specific animals" are displaying chronic signs of stress and boredom. No, Im not an expert and no I dont support that fuck-tard group Peta but I do love animals and I do have a valid and clear understanding of animal body language.

[laurapunkvegan]

This circus is sooo cruel! i protested them. when they were in nova scotia this friday it was POURING!!!! and the large cats were left out in the rain with no shelter!!

[greysealhugger]

If elephant trainers loved elephants, they would advocate removing them from circuses and zoos and sending them to sanctuaries where they can live out the rest of their days in relatively normal conditions, being part of a social group and engaging in natural behaviour and activities instead of being beaten into submission to perform for the amusement of humans.

[greysealhugger]

quinnie09, you don't get the irony of your own defence of keeping elephants in captivity in zoos and circuses. You say: "Elephants sway because it is a sign they have been in captivity". You're saying that the elephant is swaying because it is exhibiting unnatural behaviour due to the stress of being forced to live unnaturally?! These elephants are taken from the wild and forced to live in captivity, living in unnatural conditions, performing unnatural tricks. Disgusting.

[quinnie09]

I have also worked in a zoo and that previous post is right, camels do pace all the time.

[quinnie09]

These animals are fed and taken care of. Why does everyone think that people who work in a zoo or with animals in a circus hate them so much. Elephants sway because it is a sign they have been in captivity, go look at the ones at toronto zoo and they do the same thing and setting them free at this point will not change that. I have met the elephant trainer with this group and he is a nice guy who generally loves animals and does not abuse them. Why don't you find out your facts before you judge.

[liontamero]

camels pace no matter where you put them it is common for males to pace and both of thoes drams are males.

[freelimba]

I saw the lives of these specific animals while they were on the circus circuit in New Brunswick. These specific animals suffered; they were stressed, they were exhibiting stereotyped behaviors (pacing, rocking back and forth) all day everyday for the 3 days I was able to observe them. The jaguar spent all day (at least 23 hrs) everyday in a small cage inside a dark transport truck - in blistering hot conditions. These animals and the other Cirque Estival animals suffered!

[ladythisguy]

While this can be true in the past with some organizations I can honestly say that these comments are untrue when it comes to the lives of these specific animals. Your comments sound like the uneducated biased things that one "learns" from reading up on PETA.