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Circus of Horrors

This lady is Katja, she was rescued from the state circus GDR.
When the circus was dissolved, the dancing bears loose the right to exist.

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This lady is Katja, she was rescued from the state circus GDR.
When the circus was dissolved, the dancing bears loose the right to exist.

Kurt-Christian Knischewski's was hired to "get rid" of the 85 animals from the circus and clear the hundreds of acres of prime real state for a quick sale. The life of the animals meant nothing.

Katja, Mausi, Carla and Dolly were a lucky ones, the girls were rescued by the Wildpark Johannismühle, the park has one of the largest bear enclosure in the whole Europe.
But other performing bears still live under stress, abuse and explotation of the circuses.

In 2019 there is just 19 counties that have banned wild-animals in circuses.

The abuse needs to end. We -humans- need to stop this.
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