Animal husbandry abuses in the ‘circus Krone’ deal with the Munich City Council next Tuesday (the March 17, 2009) of the Munich City Council deals with the animal husbandry maladministration in the circus Krone. Dr. Evelyne Menges, Vice-President of action animal – tierrettung Munich, made a request as Councillor and welfare policy spokeswoman for the CSU group in Munich. The lawyer and committed animal rights activist would like to clarify which complaints the Kreisverwaltungsreferat at circus Krone is specifically stated. In February, the Darmstadt District Court sentenced the Director of the circus krone, Mrs Christel Sembach-Krone to a fine of Euro 1.000,00 for violating the animal protection law in two cases. “The Court saw it as proven, that the circus Krone” has violated during his tour in 2006 against the German animal protection law. It was also during the tour of the company in 2008 complaints of animal husbandry by the veterinary authorities. Dr.
Evelyne Menges: A circus is already judicially convicted for violating the animal welfare act, then it must have consequences. In case of doubt, the unit must be used to the wild animals prohibited a circus and dissolved the affected livestock. The fascination of people on wild animals, makes man unnaturally submissive, as an elephant standing on your head or the ancient Romans understood leap of the Tiger through a flaming Hoop, as a popular amusement. These times should be but already past! The dignity of wild animals prohibits such humiliating performances for the amusement of the people, especially lions and elephants on photo safaris in natural surroundings in their home country can be admired, and can consequently be protected.” For animal rights are repeated at the circus Krone”identified shortcomings in animal husbandry a proof that a welfare of wild animals in the circus is generally not possible. So the animal protection associations, animal action request Munchen e.
V., action animal tierrettung e.V. and animal public e.V. a legal ban on wild animal in the circus, as it already exists in other countries, such as Austria. More information at: Dr.