Unexpectedly, One Voice was refused by the city of Tours to attend the veterinary visit of circus animals participating in the circus festival on Saturday, September 30th, 2017 following the invitation it had made to the opponents of captivity. One Voice has again asked the Mayor to review her copy and allow them to speak for captive animals.
The response from the Town hall of Tours amazed us: "We already have a person who will represent all of the associations". To summarize: "Move on, there is nothing to see ..." One Voice is not satisfied with such an answer. The cause is important enough that this visit - which must determine whether the captive animals are happy or not – this is open to a large majority. Unless the invitation was just a sham?
One Voice, we recall, is a voice for animals, and has been for over twenty years.
As a reminder, since 1991, One Voice has been fighting against the exploitation of animals in circuses. The first in France to have filed complaints against circuses with animals and to have obtained liberation², One Voice has never stopped fighting to save these animal victims of the captivity, the methods of training and the stress of the performances as well as transportation.
This summer, we launched a massive campaign³ to save animals that "live" in circuses. We even went to court for Jumbo4 the hippopotamus, as well as for four old elephants like Maya5, whose situation continues to worsen, Lechmee (blind and disabled), Kamala and Mina. But also, for Samba6 and the lion Sultan.
We also remember all those we saved from these places of boredom and constraint for wild animals: elephants, lions, tigers, monkeys ... and to whom we were able to offer a retreat away from human constraints.
We are taken aback to still have to justify today our legitimate place on this issue with the public authorities !
The Circassians are well aware, they who launched a group attack against One Voice this summer, after we wanted to improve the living conditions of the animals they own.
2 The presentation of our fight for animals held in circuses
