Trunk route to damage

Circus elephants took out their anger and frustration on parked cars recently in Denmark. One of the animals was wading in the sea and was hit by a trainer for not following his instructions. The animal reacted by breaking free along with two others, chasing tourists and battering a number of cars. A woman was knocked to the ground and suffered slight injuries. The circus said however that the tourists should not have been so close to the elephants and claimed that as the cars should not have been parked th
September 11, 2015 Read time: 1 min
Circus elephants took out their anger and frustration on parked cars recently in Denmark. One of the animals was wading in the sea and was hit by a trainer for not following his instructions. The animal reacted by breaking free along with two others, chasing tourists and battering a number of cars. A woman was knocked to the ground and suffered slight injuries. The circus said however that the tourists should not have been so close to the elephants and claimed that as the cars should not have been parked there, it was not responsible for any of the damage caused.

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