Unfortunately, the good news for Australia's last circus elephant was short lived. Despite a huge public plea to retire Saigon, and despite advising Animals Australia that they would take her home after their last string of shows, Perry Bros have now announced on their website that they will be carting Saigon off to Bayswater for their next set of shows.
After 50 years on the road, Saigon deserves a better life than to spend another month locked in a small barren enclosure, with traffic rushing by and a shopping centre for a view.
And so Animals Australia's campaign to free Australia's last circus elephant must be taken to the next level, and all options will be considered including: public advertising, demonstrations, and pressure on the government of VIC to catch up to other states and ban circuses from keeping solitary elephants.
If you haven't signed the petition to 'Free Saigon' yet, please take this opportunity to add your name. If you have, then please print out a copy and get all your friends to sign as well (and then post the sheets back to the office: 37 O'Connell st, North Melbourne, VIC 3051).
Thanks for your support with this campaign!
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Why? What is the point of causing a lovely animal harm??
I just don't get it
She is 50 YEARS OLD!!!! FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!!!!!
It makes me so ANGRY!!!!!
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VIC goverment should hurry the eff up and catch up to other states!! its the same with duck shooting they should ban that too!
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There is no alternate home for Saigon other than the family property, to which she does not respond well, she needs company and her handler provides that.
I would happily sign a petition supporting you IF you can tell me a suitable alternative for housing this elephant.
I am not a friend of the circus and have no affiliation with them. But I have worked with elephantsas a keeper at a retirement sanctuary.
If you can offeran alternative I would happily join your argument.
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From what you are saying it sounds like what the Perry's are claiming is not that Saigon responds poorly to the family property, but rather that she responds poorly to being away from her trainer.
So I have to ask: Does her trainer suffer more by staying on the family property with Saigon than Saigon does by being trucked from shopping centre to shopping centre with small enclosures and minimal stimulation to keep her occupied?
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