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The Kosair Shrine Circus is an annual Shrine circus held in
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, done for the Kosair Charities of the Oasis of Louisville Kosair Shrine, a group of
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that stress fun and fellowship. The first circus was held in 1925. On February 7, 2006, the
Humane Society of the United States Humane World for Animals, formerly the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and Humane Society International (HSI), is a global nonprofit organization that focuses on animal welfare and opposes animal-related cruelties of national scop ...
issued a press statement calling for a boycott of the circus as it came to Louisville, due to the Kosair Shrine Circus offering
elephant Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant ('' Loxodonta africana''), the African forest elephant (''L. cyclotis''), and the Asian elephant ('' Elephas maximus ...
rides to visiting patrons. A countywide animal riding ban was instated in 1990 for all performing animal acts as a result of a man being injured while wrestling a bear. Circus members asked for elephant rides to be reinstated, citing opportunities to increase annual revenue. In December 2005 the
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voted to allow the elephant rides to take place.Kosair Shrine Circus Comes to Louisville with Cruel and Dangerous Elephant Rides , The Humane Society of the United States


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