Tigers on death row: Magnificent big cats face being put down after Guatemala circus ban as British

[Judi Lynn]

Animal Defenders International is in a standoff with two circuses in the Guatemala after animals ban came in

Local authorities don't have funds to re-home 50 big cats and circus bosses say they can't afford to feed them

In 86F temperatures some of the writhe and jostle for space in a 4ft by 4ft cage on the back of a trailer

ADI has managed to persuade a third circus to re-house three of its lions and local businesses are helping

By DANNY BUCKLAND IN GUATEMALA FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 14:18 EDT, 9 June 2018 | UPDATED: 14:20 EDT, 9 June 2018

An animal charity is fighting to save scores of big cats in Guatemala that two circuses refuses to release following a ban on performing animals in the country.

Animal Defenders International and the government's Ministry of Agriculture, which introduced a ban on animals performing in circuses in April, have persuaded most to stop using animals

But two, including one where a worker had both his arms ripped off by a tiger in February, are fighting the ban.



More:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5824743/Animal-Defenders-International-fights-save-circus-big-cats-facing-Guatemala.html

[NNadir]

1. This sounds really tragic. One hopes something can be done.

It's awful actually.