This beast wagon is for 8 animals. Eight single cages, four double cages, or all dividers out and one cage.
For anyone who doesn't know or hasn't seen one this is a "beast wagon" that Steve Robinson referred to a while back, basically cages welded together into one large unit. Almost every tent show uses them, but they are too big to go into a building/coliseum. The floor footage is almost exactly the same, but the cages to not have the vertical footage of a beast wagon. As tigers/lions don't fly that footage is moot. Down side to them is the animals are outside in winter blizzards, with no heat and only straw/hay and the sides shut for warmth. Although "beast wagon" should be a politically incorrect word, the grooms are still referred to as "Beast Men" or "Beast Women" depending on their sex in Europe. Traditionally the Circus has been drug kicking and screaming into the next century, so I am assuming they will be called "beast wagons" for a while longer.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Steve Robinson was correct when he stated that words or things mean different things in different countrys
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Wade G. Burck
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In Australia we only ever used to call them "cages" or "trailer cages" but when our government was turning our industry Standards into law they came up with the term "beast waggon". Which indicated to us that they had been scouring the world to find out about our industry. Similarly, the cane[s] that we used were termed by the government to be "rattans". Different things in different countries alright!
Mate,
In America a cane is a short stick, either with a decorative head or a curved head, that old men such as myself use to walk with and support themselves. Rattan is a solid (unlike bamboo which is hollow and not very durable) reed type piece of wood that I saw used for the first time by a European in 1977, and I recommended it to everybody if they could find it. I have never been able to find it here in the states, but Casey told me last week he found some. He should find it much more "effective" used right, then the fiber glass cattle shifting prods which have been used in America.
Wade
I found a site that sells rattan canes, I wonder if this is where Casey got his from..LOL..check it out.
http://aswgt.com/rattancanes.html
Although I don't think that tiger trainers are their main source of bussiness..LOL..( my favorite is the Festive Cane Covers..LOL..
Margaret,
When I suggested that Casey find some rattan, I felt like I was suggesting to someone who is skilled with a Daisy BB gun, to try their shooting skills with a Winchester Buffalo rifle. I hope he doesn't get hurt, but I trust Natalie and Ben Trumble will keep an eye on him. I suggested your son get some, but I don't think he thinks I know what I am talking about. LOL
Wade
Just one question? How come when he does something good,he is your son,and when he does something not so good( as in not listening to his father,whom by the way,Adam does know what he is talking about,)he is my son? LOL.
Margaret,
Because he reminds me of you when he doesn't listen.
Wade
Addendum to Margaret,
But I sure love him, and am very proud of him and he has had to take some vicious shot's from "Great Britains Greatest" because of that thing called "jealousy".
Wade
A guy at a bar was watching a very pretty woman with a black eye. Feeling sorry for her, he called the bartender over to have a drink sent over to the lady. The bartender said "I don't know if you want to pursue that one, son. She obviously doesn't listen"
Ian
Ian,
I heard she had two black eyes because she had to be told twice.
Wade
Wade - don't try that "old man" patch on me! I'm eight years ahead of you so that one is MY patch!
Wish we could get some rattan out here. That fibreglass sure does bite the hand that wields it after a while.
Steve,
Standard procedure is to cut the plastic tip off of the sticks, which prevents it from splitting or slivering, and grinding a slight point on the end to stick pieces of meat on. Over time as the tigers take the meat they bite the stick, and it does splinter. You know it it time for a new one when they stick goes between your fingers, as you are sticking on a piece of meat in a hurry, and you get a microscopic piece of fiberglass in the soft webbing of the fingers. It is hard to describe the pain, and you normally have to let it abscess before it is pushed out, to where you can get it with tweezers.
Wade
Been there, been done by that!
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