Tuesday, July 22, 2008

I think it is the industry that doesn't like wild animal acts, and maybe a self serving CIRCUS festival taught that to the public.

Old Monte Carlo photo are hard to come by but let's look at past cage acts and how well they did, and what animal acts they went head to head with.

2004
Stefano Nones Orfei cage act Gold

Richter bareback act Silver

Moira Orfei(Stefano) Exotics Nothing

Elephants Nothing

2003
Alex Lacey Silver
Victor Kee Juggler on Jury in 2008 with Mrs. Lacey Silver

Franco Knie Elephants Bronze (pictures posted prior)

Probst Exotic act (pictures posted prior)

Haute Ecole Nothing

2002

Gary Jahn cage act Nothing
Jason Peters cage act Nothing
Patrick Spindler Tiger ecuyer(magic???) Nothing

Krenzola Jr. Parrots Nothing
Oliver et Ana Haute Ecole Nothing

2001
Daniel Raffo cage act Nothing

Casselly pas de duo elephants Nothing

Gruss Equine spectacle Gold

Roland and Petra sea lions Nothing

2000
Martin Lacey Jr. lions Silver
William Voss White Tigers Nothing

Franco Knie Elephants Bronze

Mary Jose Knie Haute Ecole Bronze

1999
Rene Strickler cage act Nothing

Wendell Huber Elephants Nothing

1998
Gerd Siemoneit Barum White tigers Nothing (Special life time achievement award)
Pat White cage act (female) Nothing

Stefani and Natalie Gruss 2 horses Silver

Stefan Gruss Juggling on horse Nothing

Flavio Togni elephants Silver

1997
Richard Chipperfied cage act Bronze?
Tom Dieck Sr. cage act Bronze?

Franco Knie elephants Silver

There you go, that is 11 years Animal Awards at a Circus Festival

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