Webers Circus - Now with photo

Loved the circus. Well done, kids loved it and the animals are happy! Who cares where they set up? Make the most of the spare land before it gets built on!

dvaey said :

The circus is several km from William Slim, it is in Charnwood, closer to Tillyard.

Gold!!

Did you even read the main article???

gooterz said :

Was that the same mob that was in tuggeranong earlier in the month?

Indeed it is, and once they leave charnie theyre setting up next to Lake Ginninderra.

Scrumpox said :

Hopefully a B-double’s airbrakes don’t fail at the end of William Slim Drive. Stupidest place I’ve ever seen a circus.

The circus is several km from William Slim, it is in Charnwood, closer to Tillyard.

In related news, I saw a posted up for a ‘real circus’ with animals in Qbn coming up soon, for those who like the real thing.

Hopefully a B-double’s airbrakes don’t fail at the end of William Slim Drive. Stupidest place I’ve ever seen a circus.

It is a well-known fact that clowns are evil.

I support the ACT ban on circuses with wild animals performing too. They’re as cruel as hell, those flashing ads to do something about dancing bears etc in India might as well apply to the average circus. I’d hope that the RSPCA is keeping an eye on the way those horses and dogs are kept and trained as well. Carnies are a hard bitten lot.

maniac said :

I for one am totally against circuses – especially ones with animals. The sheer cruelty that is exposed again and again makes me feel appalled that they are still allowed to perform in Australia.

I don’t suppose you’re vegan?

I for one am totally against circuses – especially ones with animals. The sheer cruelty that is exposed again and again makes me feel appalled that they are still allowed to perform in Australia. Of course not all circuses are cruel to animals, but the number of circuses that are, especially against elephants, makes me believe wholeheartedly that we should not be exposing children to circuses with animal acts.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8408914/Abuse-of-Britains-last-circus-elephant-caught-on-camera.html

Plus they have scary clowns 🙁

TAD said :

He also said that they were restricted to two TV commercials a day and felt that the local Govt were “anti-circus”.
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Anti-circus, anti-motorsport, anti-public transport, anti… well pretty much anything that might be enjoyed by the blue collar belt of Stantopia.

I struck up a conversation with one of the Weber’s staff who advised that they had a tough time being permitted to perform in the ACT at all due to the animals (Ponies & Dogs) in the show. They were initially denied the permit but had to argue to point (including by pointing out that the Moscow Circus two years ago had dogs and ponies).

After being provided their permit, they were given permission to perform on 3 sites in the ACT being where they have played in the ACT in Tuggeranong (over the road from Bunnings), Charnwood (near McDonalds) and the current location (lakeside Diddams Close).

The current location is way too small and it is a bit clunky to make your way through the caravan site to the show and it is a bit too close to the last location for business.

He also said that they were restricted to two TV commercials a day and felt that the local Govt were “anti-circus”.

It’s a shame if we’ll end up having to go to NSW in the future for these shows.

Having a look in the legislation and the regulations, I can’t see what the problem was. There is no evident cruelty that I could see with the performing ponies and dogs. (Certainly when you compare to things like the local racing track or Canberra Show which I do no have a problem with whatsoever)

Animal Welfare Act 1992
Part 5 Circuses and travelling zoos
51 Meaning of prohibited animal—pt 5
In this part: prohibited animal means—
(a) a bear, elephant, giraffe, primate (other than a human) or feline (other than a domestic cat); or (b) an animal prescribed by regulation.

Was that the same mob that was in tuggeranong earlier in the month?