An incident in which a man was seriously injured by an elephant at a circus in Ireland on Sunday (June 26th) has prompted animal rights campaigners to call for a ban on this type of use of animals. The employee of Circus New York, which was at Tramore in County Waterford, was trampled and gored by an elephant after it became unsettled. After undergoing emergency surgery at Waterford Regional Hospital the man’s condition was described as ‘serious’.

[via Green Consumer Guide]

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