 Many ECA members take part in the World Circus Day
Organized by the Fédération Mondiale du Cirque, the first World Circus Day was celebrated in 36 countries on 17 April 2010. After the European Circus Association (ECA) had launched the European Circus Day in 2008, this European event has now gained world-wide significance.
The day had been prepared with active support by the European Circus Association and thus its world-wide success is also due to the fantastic participation of many ECA members. Whether in Germany, in the Netherlands, in Italy, Spain, France, in the Scandinavian countries or in Eastern Europe: on that day, the circus “in all of its many forms” (according to Princess Stephanie of Monaco) was honoured and celebrated. Circuses, both classical and contemporary, were joined by circus festivals, circus friends and circus historical societies, professional circus schools, youth organizations, museums and libraries housing circus collections, representatives of local governments, public sector cultural organizations and state-sponsored circus companies. The European Circus Association represents the European. Press release >>
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ECA Circus Animal Fund The European Circus Association (ECA) has created a Circus Animal Fund.
With contributions made to the Fund, ECA will be able to undertake more work to protect the rights of circuses and trainers to continue to present animals as part of the classical circus. The ECA Board of Directors guarantees that contributions to the Fund will be used exclusively for this purpose. Every year, ECA produces a new collectible pin to encourage support for the Fund.
The ECA pin 2009 features a camel, an animal often seen in the circus ring.
ECA’s first collectible pin (2008) representing a tiger is also still available.
The new ECA pin for 2010:  For non-ECA members the pin costs € 5, - a piece.
Due to the bank and postage costs, at least five pins must be ordered.
Send your pin order or contribution for the ECA animal fund to:
European Circus Association.
De Lagune 24, 3823 TS Amersfoort – Netherlands.
Mention ECA Circus Animal Fund. ING Bank (INGBNL2A)
Spoorlaan 420,
5038 CG TILBURG
Netherlands IBAN-number: NL28 INGB 0666 5766 29
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Why ECA? Circus is Culture
The classical circus is known through out the world as a variety of acts presented in a central ring involving artistic displays, acrobatics, clowns, music, animals, and mind-boggling feats of strength, beauty and daring. The modern European circus can be traced to London around 1770. Today more than 1,000 circuses thrive across Europe. Many are owned or managed by and feature talented descendants of the original great circus families. The European Circus Association (ECA) was established to promote circus arts and culture, thereby protecting this important part of our shared heritage. |
ECA offers proposed model regulation for the care, transport and presentation of animals in the circus ECA Supports the Establishment of Good Regulations The European Circus Association (ECA) strongly supports the establishment of appropriate regulations to ensure the welfare of all animals under human care. Concerning animals in circuses, there is no legal basis for European Community wide legislation. ECA therefore recommends that countries that have not already done so enact circus-specific legislation at the national level. Read more >>
Complete model regulations you can find in the members documents
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