Protest on 11 July at African Game Services

Handing over of the petition by Jeremy Mansfield to the NSPCA

At least 7000 angry protesters turned up at African Game Services farm demanding the elephants be relocated to a game reserve. Some protestors camped over night at the farm. The protest that started off calmly became a bit heated when some of the protestors broke through some fences at the farm, demanding justice be done. Police kept a presence during the protest, but did not interfere. "A minimum fine of R30,000.00 will be given to the perpetrators of the abuse when found guilty", said a spokesman for the NSPCA. Here are the pics!

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report on  observations at the protest

Poster showing the feeling of the protesters:

Some of the other animals in captivity at AGS

A cheetah behind a wooden fence.	The endangered African Wild dog in a very small pen (concrete floor???)
A few captive hyena in small pens view the unusual activity	Some Kudu - at least with a bit of shade....
The "freedom" of a few Asian elephant

And this is where it all happens - the farm. Tranquil on the outside......