Circus Hollywood

211 Rye Rd.
Bradenton, FL 34302
USDA License #58-C-0391

Circus Hollywood has failed to meet minimal federal standards for the care of animals used in exhibition as established in the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Circus Hollywood for repeatedly failing to provide a program of veterinary care, shelter from the elements, and adequate space, as well as for giving animals dirty drinking water. Circus Hollywood keeps one African elephant named Mary. Elephants are herd animals who experience stress when they are deprived of the companionship of other elephants. Circus Hollywood travels with Strates Shows Carnival and appears at fairs. Contact PETA for documentation.

Animals used in recent shows and a "petting" zoo: an elephant, camels, a giraffe, llamas, a zebra, goats, Scottish Highland cattle, dogs, a sheep, and potbellied pigs.

December 19, 2000: The USDA cited Circus Hollywood for failure to provide adequate veterinary care to a goat and zebu with overgrown hooves.

The circus was cited for failure to provide adequate space to eight pigs kept in an 8-foot-by-8-foot pen. The inspector wrote, "There are 10 new dogs living in the trailer; two of these new dogs were measured and did not have adequate enclosure space."

The circus was also cited for insufficient lighting in the elephant barn and failure to maintain the goat pen, which had sharp metal protruding from a wall.

The inspector noted that the transport trailer compartment was not large enough for all the goats and sheep, that the trailer needed more ventilation, and that the elephant compartment needed repairs.

August 25, 2000: The USDA cited Circus Hollywood for failure to provide adequate veterinary care to a goat with an abscess on his left flank.

The circus was cited for failure to maintain the elephant’s transport trailer and animal inventory records.

The inspector also noted that a llama was thin and should be monitored closely.

December 2, 1999: The USDA inspector noted inadequate maintenance of the zebra and elephant enclosures.

September 30, 1998: Circus Hollywood was cited by the USDA for failure to provide adequate veterinary care to a zebra with overgrown hooves and failure to maintain complete records of acquisitions and deaths.

September 10, 1998: Circus Hollywood was cited a third time for failure to provide a complete program of veterinary care. The circus was also cited for giving animals filthy drinking water.

June 9, 1998: Circus Hollywood was cited a second time for failure to provide a complete program of veterinary care. The circus was also cited for failure to maintain records and failure to provide health certification and identification for dogs, as well as for inadequate storage, lighting, and drainage.

January 1, 1998: Circus Hollywood was cited for failure to provide a complete program of veterinary care. The USDA inspector also observed enclosures that failed to meet minimum space requirements, failure to provide shelter from the elements, poor housekeeping that allowed animals access to hazardous materials, and inadequate maintenance of the transport trailer for the elephant.

August 21, 1997: The USDA cited Circus Hollywood for failure to maintain the transport trailer for the elephant and for giving dirty drinking water to the llamas.

For more information, contact:

PETA
501 Front St.
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-622-7382

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