Circus on trial for abuse of Jumbo: a first !
One Voice défendra Jumbo au tribunal de Valence le 17 mai prochain à 9h pour obtenir sa libération et la condamnation du cirque pour mauvais traitements.
Following One Voice’s complaint against the Muller Circus and its investigation and the glaring evidence, the investigation has finally come to an end. In the end and for the first time ever in France, the trial of a circus for ill-treatment of an animal. The hearing will be held at 9:00am on May 17 at the Valencia court. After three years of constant struggle for Jumbo, we look forward to his release and the condemnation of the circus! No hippopotamus should have to live in such suffering.
Thirty years until he is to be finally saved from his hell. Jumbo should be
surrounded by his own kind and to be carried away by the water flow
of the rivers. Instead, he remains alone, locked in a prison truck.
After
an exceptional procedure, the urgent referral and a rallying that
showed the true face of these circus people, we reinforced our investigation. A new hope had recently appeared in Jumbo’s life, but
even in facing the state authorities, these circus people thought
themselves untouchable. Jumbo had never been so close to freedom. You
have been numerous in your numbers to rebel against this violence and
to show us your support in our struggle for him. Nothing will
discourage us.
L’hippopotame Jumbo vit dans un cirque depuis 30 ans. Enfermé seul dans l’obscurité d’un camion, il ne sortirait que 30 minutes par jour… L’ONG @onevoiceanimal l’a suivi à travers la France et milite pour sa libération. pic.twitter.com/ex5ASMvPOM
— Brut nature FR (@brutnaturefr) 27 mars 2019
Our
complaint for mistreatment, filed two years ago now gives rise,
finally, to the trial of the circus! The hearing will take place on
May 17 at 9.00 am in Valencia. There is room for hope. More than ever
now, we will do everything to give Jumbo the life he deserves and has
been waiting for, for so long! If Jumbo is entrusted to us, we will
send him to a sanctuary in Africa where he can finally relieve his
feet during long and peaceful swims, and discover his ancestral
lands.
For
him, please continue to sign our petition !