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Ringling animal walk set for Tuesday

June 07, 2010 AM

WARREN EPSTEIN, THE GAZETTE

In what continues to be the best annual PR stunt each year, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will precede their big show at the World Arena with an animal walk scheduled to start 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.

A large group and Asian elephants and a variety of other circus animals will start their trek from the circus train near Gate 4 of Fort Carson and march north by northwest on B Street to Venetucci Boulevard (Highway 87) and turn left. The animal walk will then follow Venetucci for about one mile to the World Arena.Because train schedules can be unpredictable, the start of the walk could be earlier or later. Check here for updates.

The circus starts Thursday and runs through Sunday.