Circus loses in planned kangaroo boxing match at Columbus armory
By Boris Ladwig
from: therepublic.com
January 17, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ind. — A boxing match between a kangaroo and a human scheduled for this weekend in Columbus cannot take place because the organizers failed to file the proper paperwork, according to a city official.
The match, organized by Stardust Circus, had raised the ire of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, which had filed a complaint with the National Guard, which was to host the match at its armory in Columbus.
Kevin Konetzka, animal care services manager for the city of Columbus, said anyone who plans to bring a wild animal into the city has to request that an exception be made to a local law that forbids that wild animals are "kept, owned, harbored, boarded, sold or let for hire within the city."
Konetzka said neither the National Guard nor the circus had filed for an exception, which must happen at least 14 days before the event.
Look for more details in Friday's Republic.
By Boris Ladwig
from: therepublic.com
January 17, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ind. — A boxing match between a kangaroo and a human scheduled for this weekend in Columbus cannot take place because the organizers failed to file the proper paperwork, according to a city official.
The match, organized by Stardust Circus, had raised the ire of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, which had filed a complaint with the National Guard, which was to host the match at its armory in Columbus.
Kevin Konetzka, animal care services manager for the city of Columbus, said anyone who plans to bring a wild animal into the city has to request that an exception be made to a local law that forbids that wild animals are "kept, owned, harbored, boarded, sold or let for hire within the city."
Konetzka said neither the National Guard nor the circus had filed for an exception, which must happen at least 14 days before the event.
Look for more details in Friday's Republic.
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