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]

Late Friday night, 19-year-old Clarence Mills was shot to death in the midway. Police on Monday said they are following some leads, but don’t have any suspects in the shooting.

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Ironically, it was a fatal shooting that ended the Barnum Festival’s participation in the midway carnival in 1984.

[via The Connecticut Post]

Extra police officers were drafted into a Shropshire carnival after gangs of youths gathered on the streets, frightening hundreds of visitors to a street fair.

[via The Shropshire Star]

What’s up with all of the carnival crimes this past weekend?

Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.

A carnival to raise money for the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church ended in bloodshed Saturday night when a 21-year-old man was fatally stabbed in the back.

[via The Detroit Free Press]

Detectives on Sunday evaluated leads in the wake of a shooting at the midway carnival while Mayor John M. Fabrizi planned discussions that might lead to banning the annual attraction at Seaside Park.

[via The Connecticut Post]

The management of Circus New York says the 26-year-old African elephant which gored a Kerryman in Tramore, Co Waterford, yesterday will continue to perform at the circus.

It says the animal poses no threat to the public.

The injured man, who is not the elephant’s trainer, is said to be critical but stable in hospital.

[via RTE News]