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Animal Rights activists assaulted at Circus Demo.

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Thursday July 08, 2004 02:39

by B Wright - Alliance for Animal Rights (AFAR)

berniew at esatclear dot ie

po box 4734, dublin1.

085 7371810

Six members of the Alliance for Animal Rights were physically assaulted
whilst handing out flyers at Courtneys VEGAS circus tonight. (DUBLIN) ( The Circus was in the grounds of Castlenock College for the second year running)
An ambulance attended the scene and gardai arrested and charged one
circus employee. All six activists were punched and some were thrown to the ground and kicked by seven Circus staff.,
One activist required stitches. A video camera was taken and smashed by the Circus
.
Activists later witnessed Michael Courtney hitting an Elephant with a rake when
they entered the Circus with the Gardai.
Protests against Animals in Circuses will continue.
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#	Title	Author	Date
1	Really? I have my doubts	Thomas	Thu Jul 08, 2004 04:01
2	Verification	Ray	Thu Jul 08, 2004 10:22
3	Some Priorities	Canteen Kevin	Thu Jul 08, 2004 11:15
4	Bonfires are 'hedgehog hotels'	pat c	Thu Jul 08, 2004 11:33
5	Animal rights activists attacked by circus thugs	i hate the circus	Thu Jul 08, 2004 12:35
6	People that use animals in Circuses are a load of Bastards	No2Circuses	Thu Jul 08, 2004 17:28
7	Spare us from the Canteen Kevin's of this world!	Caroline	Thu Jul 08, 2004 17:46
8	Fair Play to AFAR	John	Thu Jul 08, 2004 19:16
9	What about their posters?	John	Thu Jul 08, 2004 19:21
10	the way they treat bulls in Spain is terrible.	wincing	Thu Jul 08, 2004 19:37
11	dodgy	pc	Thu Jul 08, 2004 19:43
12	if ya cant take the heat	Lone Gunman	Thu Jul 08, 2004 22:21
13	alan O reilly	Alan O Reilly	Fri Jul 09, 2004 01:53
14	Sorry Alan,or whomever	Lone Gunman	Fri Jul 09, 2004 13:39
15	re: the way they treat bulls in Spain is terrible.	kenneth	Fri Jul 09, 2004 15:43
16	For "Lone Gunman"	Lynn	Sat Jul 10, 2004 01:18
17	Poor misguided Lynn	Lone gunman	Sat Jul 10, 2004 14:14
18	Nothing new	Kim G	Sat Jul 10, 2004 23:22
19	Possibly	Ringmaster	Mon Jul 12, 2004 13:02
20	Circus Vegas	M jAMES	Mon Jul 12, 2004 22:51
21	elephant tinantitus	dumb and dumber	Tue Jul 13, 2004 14:44
22	Lynn	machinegunkelly	Tue Jul 13, 2004 15:01
23	Circus Vegas And animal care	mark	Tue Jul 13, 2004 18:56
24	...	sumdumguy	Tue Jul 13, 2004 18:59
25	I smell something	Chekov	Tue Jul 13, 2004 18:59
26	No I don't work there ...	Mark	Tue Jul 13, 2004 19:31
27	Always two sides	lone gunman	Tue Jul 13, 2004 23:34
28	circus is not cruel	dube	Wed Jul 14, 2004 03:49
29	circus is not cruel .....	mark	Wed Jul 14, 2004 10:56
30	Would that be a rat, Chekov?	Yossarian	Wed Jul 14, 2004 11:37
31	..	sumdumguy	Wed Jul 14, 2004 11:42
32	grow up guys ....	mark	Wed Jul 14, 2004 12:01
33	You say, therefore it is so	Yossarian	Wed Jul 14, 2004 14:55
34	circus ....	mark	Wed Jul 14, 2004 17:55
35	elephant hit with taring brush?	dube	Wed Jul 14, 2004 20:50
36	I believe you now, mark...	Yossarian	Thu Jul 15, 2004 12:37
37	Report from Northside People	Bozo	Thu Jul 15, 2004 12:46
38	in answer to your comments ......	mark	Thu Jul 15, 2004 15:07
39	It's simple really...	Yossarian	Thu Jul 15, 2004 17:29
40	we believe you know what your talking about	dube	Thu Jul 15, 2004 17:34
41	circus ......	mark	Thu Jul 15, 2004 19:03
42	the fog is clearing	dube	Fri Jul 16, 2004 18:56
43	PEACEFUL PROTESTERS MY ARSE!!	circus vegas staff	Sat Jul 17, 2004 03:40
44	whoops	bilocator	Sat Jul 17, 2004 04:16
45	P.S.	circus vegas staff	Sat Jul 17, 2004 04:59
46	whoops	circus vegas staff	Sat Jul 17, 2004 05:05
47	circus vegas .....	Mark	Sat Jul 17, 2004 12:16
48	Writer, thinker, hominid	Michael R. Donohoe	Sun Jul 18, 2004 00:56
49	seeing alf are so quiet	dube	Sun Jul 18, 2004 20:42
50	WE KNOW ABOUT THOSE PHOTOS	Mark	Sun Jul 18, 2004 23:11
51	well	dube	Mon Jul 19, 2004 00:38
52	Mark WHO?	Santini	Mon Jul 19, 2004 00:46
53	And one for AFAR:	Santini	Mon Jul 19, 2004 12:02
54	who are you santini ! ?	mark	Mon Jul 19, 2004 19:46
55	causing more harm	vegas staff	Mon Jul 19, 2004 22:34
56	whats this??	vegas staff	Mon Jul 19, 2004 23:25
57	try again	vegas staff	Mon Jul 19, 2004 23:54
58	pretty weak?	dube	Tue Jul 20, 2004 02:03
59	Careful now!!!	SABWATCH	Tue Jul 20, 2004 17:31
60	Circus worker attacked by elephant.	Karma	Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:51
61	Forgot to mention	Karma	Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:23

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