Trump Rally Features Circus Elephant Owned By Man Accused Of Animal Abuse
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What a surprise that a circus elephant is part of a Trump rally. And what a surprise that the person supplying the elephant has a questionable history.
At a campaign rally in Sarasota, Florida for the Republican presidential frontrunner, an elephant with the phrase “TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN” painted on its side was led around the arena…
The elephant, according to The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, belongs to Frank Murray, a circus elephant exhibitor who “is such a big Trump fan he decided to donate the free use of his elephant for the campaign event.”
…In 1996, Murray was charged with four counts of animal cruelty for “inflicting unnecessary cruelty towards a living animal and not providing proper sustenance to a living animal.” A warrant was issued for his arrest, which he evaded for 16 years. Murray was finally arrested in New Jersey in 2011, according to the animal welfare group Born Free. After the arrest, the Piccadilly Circus severed its contract with Murray, who had preciously loaned it elephants for performances.
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