Mexico Circuses Forced to Sell Tigers to Wealthy Drug Lords After Performing Animal Ban Alasdair Baverstock - MailOnline
go to original April 16, 2015

Circus owner Armando Cedeño talks about selling the big cats (MailOnline)

A Mexico City circus is offering seven Siberian tigers and other big cats to the highest bidder, saying they would even sell their animals to a drug cartel boss if the price were right.

Cedeño Bros circus - which expects to be put out of business by new legislation that bans performing animals - has already received offers from 'private clients' and 'middle-men' for their tigers.

'We have raised these animals from birth and aren't allowed to keep them, but there's no problem for a wanted criminal', owner Armando Cedeño told the MailOnline, 'This law is ridiculous, and so we're selling to whoever gives us the best price.'

There are also fears that thousands of non-working animals will have to be killed because they have no where to go - if no owners are found to cover their expensive food and care bills.

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Related: Mexico’s Circus Animals Are Set to Retire in 2015, But Who Will Care for These Displaced Animals? (IFAW)

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