An obese, three-tonne circus hippo could finally be set free after a lengthy court battle. Jumbo, who has spent the last 30 years working as 'the largest hippo in Europe' for a family circus could now be released after being kept in a 'water filled skip'. The decision from France's top administrative court is expected in the coming weeks, and is the culmination of a lengthy legal battle between an animal rights group and the family-run Muller Circus.
An obese, three-tonne circus hippo could finally be set free after a lengthy court battle . Jumbo, who has spent the last 30 years working as 'the largest hippo in Europe' for a family circus could now be released after being kept in a 'water filled skip'. The decision from France's top administrative court is expected in the coming weeks, and is the culmination of a lengthy legal battle between an animal rights group and the family-run Muller Circus.
Animal activists The One Voice group has accused the circus of mistreating Jumbo, leaving the giant animal alone for hours on end in an enclosure, locked up in a lorry, or trapped in a water-filled skip. They have requested that Jumbo, who they say is obese, be transferred to a sanctuary as the 'physiological and biological needs of this animal are absolutely not respected
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