Noah's Arc Zoo Farm Exposed

bristol | protests | event notice Monday October 19, 2009 20:15 by Bristol Animal Rights Collective - Bristol Animal Rights Collective

Demo Against The Zoo Farm

There will be a demo outside Noah's Arc Zoo Farm tomorrow from 12 for anyone who can make the journey. Likely that press will be there. Directions to the farm here: http://www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk/pages/about/location.php

If you live in Bristol, some of us are meeting by the X7 bus stop at Bristol Bus Station.

http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 1/hi/england/ somerset/ 8310757.stm

Zoo admits connection with circus

The Great British Circus is the only UK circus to use tigers in its shows

A zoo in North Somerset has admitted many of its animals are on loan from
the owner of a controversial circus.

Noah's Ark Zoo near Bristol has been breeding tigers and camels for the
owner of the Great British Circus.

It has been keeping the arrangement secret from visitors and from the
British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA).

BIAZA, a professional group which represents zoos, said it would
investigate the allegations.

The Great British Circus is the only UK circus that still uses tigers in
its shows.

Secret footage

One of the Noah's Ark tigers is used on a Great British Circus promotional
DVD and is seen performing tricks during a training session in the circus
ring.

The circus insists none of the tigers at Noah's Ark have actually taken
part in performances.

Acting on a tip off the animal campaign group, the Captive Animals
Protection Society (CAPS), filmed secret footage at Noah's Ark.

It revealed that some of the staff at the zoo were unhappy about the links
with the circus.

The undercover researcher, working for CAPS, also discovered the zoo had
buried a tiger carcass on its land instead of sending it off for
incineration as the law demands.

Anthony Bush, the owner of Noah's Ark, said he has since dug the tiger up
and corrected his mistake.

The investigation into Noah's Ark's links with the circus can be seen on
the BBC's regional current affairs series Inside Out West at 1930 BST on
BBC One (West) on 19 October 2009.