Maya: No news from the authorities, One Voice sounds the alarm in front of the circus on May 26th at 10 am near Narbonne
150000 signatures in 7 months,
5 legal actions, expert appraisals from recognized specialists from
all over the world, an overwhelming veterinary report following an
inspection ordered by the prefecture, 3 rallies, several hours of
film footage, a petition signed by personalities. All this and Maya
remains locked within a circus truck, the public authorities seem to
be allowing themselves to be walked all over. And the ministry turns
a deaf ear to our requests for a meeting ..
The
next knockback, we learn that a place in Britain is preparing to host
an elephant from a French circus. This place is far too small and not
up to standard required, it further lacks veterinary care.
One
Voice is therefore mobilizing once more for the elephant, and
organizes an action in front of the circus that will be operating on
Saturday May 26th
at 10am in Montredon-des-Corbières near Narbonne.
It
has been more than a month since we had any news from the
Lot-et-Garonne prefecture, which refuses to meet with us.
A
few weeks ago, we received images of Maya, locked up day and night in
a truck, filmed by a whistle-blower who had access to the circus.
Maya has not been seen since, either by visitors or in her winter
quarters.
Sensitive
information on the future of this elephant has been disseminated,
information that we kept secret since April, so as not to risk
compromising the future of Maya. But today we learn from one of our
international partners, that an old elephant coming from France would
be expected in Great Britain, in a place we greatly doubt that is
suitable for Maya herself or the elephant Lechmee and any other
elephant from a circus. Maya, like all the animals of the captive
industry, must finally be able to live her life in a vast, adapted
space, and benefit from proper supervised veterinary care.
Today,
we are writing to the Ministry of the Ecological and Solidarity
Transition with the Born Free Foundation, our British partner, to
urge it to urgently support the rescue of Maya through the
Lot-et-Garonne Prefecture and transfer her to a suitable place.