Articles tagged with: Sir Paul McCartney Wild animals to be banned from circuses……one day 1 March 2012 · 0 comments The Government has, once again, postponed a ban on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses indefinitely. ADI calls for Anne the elephant’s plight to become symbolic of UK wild animals in circuses ban 10 November 2011 · 0 comments Sir Paul McCartney pledges support for ADI’s campaign Rhanee the ex-Chipperfield circus elephant dies 10 August 2011 · 1 comment After four years in a zoo in Poland, Rhanee, the elephant that caught the heart of the nation during the cruelty trial of Mary Chipperfield, Roger Cawley and elephant keeper Michael (Steve) Gills, has passed away.