Anne the elephant circus abuse: Bobby Roberts guilty
A circus owner has been found guilty of three counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a performing elephant.
Bobby Roberts, 69, was found guilty of mistreating 58-year-old elephant Anne and was given a three-year conditional discharge.
The court had been shown secretly-filmed footage of the animal being struck with a pitchfork by a groom, who is believed to have returned home to Romania.
The video was recorded by welfare group Animal Defenders International (ADI) over a number of weeks, between 21 January and 15 February 2011.
Some may find the images in Mike Cartwright's report distressing
23 Nov 2012
- From the section UK