To free Maya, a silent protest is being organized by One Voice in front of the circus that detains and exploits her, this Saturday, November 4th at 12.00 pm in Cannes!
To
free Maya, tens of thousands of people who have sided with her, in
France and abroad, will be finally heard1.
We will be in front of the circus on Saturday November 4th
2017 in the car park of the Pierre de Coubertin stadium, Cannes,
where Maya will be also be.
Indeed,
against all logic, the interim judge has taken the side of the
Prefect2.
The latter protects the circus instead of fulfilling its mission to
protect the animals on its territory, therefore Maya, an old elephant
stressed and weakened by more than 40 years of exploitation and
captivity, still dragged from town to town 3,
4 !
We
also continue to fight this legal battle for her: a complaint filed
for acts of cruelty is under investigation5.
Our
society is experiencing a paradigm, a shift towards animals, an
awareness of their suffering in captivity is growing. This urgency is
measured by our current knowledge! Internationally recognized
elephant experts are unanimous about the seriousness of Maya’s
condition.
Our
citizens are more and more aware of the suffering inflicted upon
captive animals, who are exploited by circuses6!
In
only 3 days, at the call of One Voice, more than 200 people from all
over France had gathered in the heart of Paris specifically for Maya7 !
Circuses
presenting animals to the public are, at best, unaware of the harm
they are doing. They must accompany the changes instead of opposing
them.
Many
municipalities in France have already given up allowing circuses with
animals to setup in their communities and more than fifty countries
in Europe and around the world have already paved the way. It is time
for France to ban once and for all the structured suffering of
animals when they are held captive and exploited. This has been
rightly pointed out by the Federation of European Veterinarians (FVE)
and supported by the Fédération des Syndicates Vétérinaires de
France (FSVF) and the National Association of Veterinarians8.
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
Photos and videos
of Maya are available on request
THE HISTORY OF
THE COMBAT FOR MAYA
1 Petition for the release of Maya posted on 23/10/17
2 One Voice at
the Administrative Tribunal of Bordeaux: Hearing on October 17, 2017
to rule on the release of the elephant Maya from the circus that
holds it – 16/10/17
3 Maya the elephant is exhausted! – 10/10/17
4 The torture of Maya – 10/07/17
5 One Voice in Justice for the release of the elephant Maya – 06/10/17
6 Petition for circuses without wild animals
7 The gathering for Maya the elephant, make her suffering be heard – 27/10/17
8 Announcement:
In response to One Voice, the National Veterinary Order condemns wild
animal shows in traveling circuses and legitimizes One Voice’s fight
for their release – 11/10/17