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A new complaint for Jumbo

A new complaint for Jumbo

Mis à jour le 06 September 2019

We follow Jumbo relentlessly. During the heat wave last June, our investigators found that his jailers had no more consideration for him than usual. Even in the middle of summer, the poor hippopotamus is locked in his trailer for hours. And when you briefly open the door for a moment, you find an empty pool waiting for you!

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27th June 2019. At 5:39 pm, Jumbo puts his first foot outside of the day. A very hot sun has been burning in the atmosphere, and he has been locked up all this time in a tin truck with his “bathtub” as the trainer calls it. At this moment, the interior of the car from which we observe him reaches 44°C… We dare not imagine the temperature of the furnace from which he exists …

Outside, the desert ...

Will he be able to cool off? Alas, no. No shade, no mud, no water on the horizon. Oh yes, a pool cover is sometimes stretched out, as we were able to observe a few days later, on July 8th, but it is not filled with water! It’s just a fake gesture of care… And the poor are forced to continue to endure the heat without any area to take refuge. These scenes, bleak and outdated, represent Jumbo’s daily life. Whatever the weather and the day, the Circassians who hold him deny him his most basic needs and make him endure a living hell !

We (re) file a complaint!

While the violence of the Circassians compromised the seizure of Jumbo last February, we remain determined to release him! We continue to diligently monitor and gather the evidence for the charges, our case continues to grow. Based on our last observations, we have just filed a new complaint against the circus where he is being held. There is an urgent need to help Jumbo! And our concern for him is only increasing as we approach the next preannounced heat wave, which will probably not be the last…

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Marie-Sophie Bazin
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Aline | Sunday 28 July 2019

Inadmissible et honteux, comment peut-on autoriser ces horreurs ? Laissez les animaux tranquilles dans la nature, là où est leur place .

Stéphane | Sunday 28 July 2019

Honteux.
Il faut interdire les animaux dans les cirques, comme c'est maintenant le cas dans de nombreux pays européens !

Laurent | Saturday 27 July 2019

Stop

Karine et Philippe | Saturday 27 July 2019

Le gouvernement ne cesse de faire une alerte plan canicule en interpellant les gens par téléphone, c'est une excellente chose, mais elle s'applique également aux animaux. Comment peut-on tolérer dans un pays des droits de l'Homme, qu'un hippopotame soit livré à lui-même par de fortes chaleurs caniculaires, sans abri pour se protéger, ni eau pour se rafraîchir ? Il s'agit purement et simplement de la maltraitance manifestée. Il est du devoir de nos élus de changer le statut juridique de l'animal. Les animaux sont nés libres et doivent le rester, ce ne sont pas les esclaves des humains.