

Liquisearch: Tyke (elephant): History of problems 'Remembering an elephant rampage in Altoona', Press Enterprise, 29 JulyĪccording to an affidavit obtained by the USDA from circus worker, Tyke the elephant attacked a tiger trainer while the circus was in Altoona, Pa. An estimated 4,500 schoolchildren had to evacuate the building, and the rampage caused more than $14,000 in damage'. In 1993, 'an elephant named Tyke ripped through the front doors of the Jaffa Mosque during a performance and ran out of control for an hour in Altoona, Pa. Nearly five years pass and the reader will again have to use their imagination about Tyke's life in this period. TEC: 'Tyke the elephant, and her fellow victims of captive animal entertainment', /9.

Even when the handler walked by the elephant after this, the elephant screamed and veered away, demonstrating fear from his presence'. 'According to USDA and Canadian law enforcement documents, while a Hawthorn elephant named Tyke was performing with Tarzan Zerbini Circus, 'The elephant handler was observed beating the single-tusk African elephant in public to the point the elephant was screaming and bending down on three legs to avoid being hit. The trainer said he was 'disciplining" her'.' 'According to USDA documents, Tyke was beaten in public to the point where she was 'screaming and bending down on three legs to avoid being hit'. The silence is broken when we are told that in 1988: Readers will have to use their imagination about what this involved. There follows a period of silence for fifteen years during which time she is 'trained' for performing in the circus. Mike Gordon, 'Tale of Tyke the elephant disturbs, inspires filmmaker', Honolulu Star Advertiser, 25 August 2013

At some point after this, she became the property of the Hawthorn Corporation Stefan Moore informs us that Tyke was born in Mozambique, and after witnessing the slaughter of her family, was transported to America. Despite this period of time, we only have five items of published information, usually very brief, and each of these is a confirmation of her misery and unhappy state. Tyke's 'life' Tyke Aftermath Articles Videos Links My visits USDA
