The story of the African circus elephant that changed my life– and the lives of hundreds of other wild animals in performance captivity.
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SELECTED SOURCES/FURTHER READING
Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance
Hribal, Jason. Counterpunch. Petrolia, CA. 2011.
Tyke Elephant Outlaw (documentary)- Stray Dog Pictures. Jumping Dog Productions.
http://tykeelephantoutlaw.com
"COLUMN ONE : Elephants Pose Giant Dangers : Pachyderm attacks are on the rise, creating king-size problems for zoos and circuses. Some believe the intelligent mammals are rebelling against inhumane treatment."
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-11-mn-49101-story.html
"Settlement Over Elephants' TB Deaths Costs Cuneo"
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-03-27-9803270275-story.html
"Activists Fault Cuneo for Elephant"
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-08-23-9408230160-story.html
"USDA Seizes Circus Elephants"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/03/18/usda-seizes-circus-elephants/05c63ce6-238b-4b09-98ed-afe598da1121/
"Shots killing elephant echo across a decade"
https://archives.starbulletin.com/2004/08/16/news/story2.html
"‘When They Fight Back’: A cinematic archive of animal resistance and world wars"
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/5690E966683AEBE1CE6EE696AB0CC486/S0260210522000468a.pdf/div-class-title-when-they-fight-back-a-cinematic-archive-of-animal-resistance-and-world-wars-div.pdf
"Elephants and the Circus"
https://www.counterpunch.org/2008/02/22/elephants-and-the-circus/
"Elephant Deaths Draw Spotlights' Glare"
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-10-mn-32950-story.html
"Circus Incidents
Attacks, Abuse and Property Damage
The Humane Society of the United States"
https://www.humanesociety.org/sites/default/files/docs/2014-circus-incidents.pdf
"The Infected Elephant in the Room"
https://slate.com/technology/2015/03/elephant-tuberculosis-epidemic-zoo-and-circus-animals-passing-tb-to-humans-and-one-another.html
"Tuberculosis infects herd of circus elephants"
https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/03/11/tuberculosis-infects-herd-of-circus-elephants/