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I am not sure what happened, but Circus Aguilar never opened at Westminster Mall at all. It's sitting there, but it's been closed the entire time. When I inquired what happened the mall spokesperson said that the circus never passed the safety violation code. They would not elaborate what kind of code violations were cited. The really sad part of this story is knowing that all the animals are still being kept there inside a dark, small tent while the circus sits empty for days in the parking lot. They've briefly been taken out to be bathed, but other than they haven't been seen much at all. There's no grass for them to walk on, no field. Just a small tent erected on asphalt next to the freeway with little hoofs peeking out from the dark of the doorway every now and then. Very depressing. I wish I had happier news to report about any of this, but I don't. It's just sorry and sad this is precisely why I don't support using animals for entertainment,

Step right up, folks! The Westminster Mall has done it again. They've invited the circus to come to town! This year it' s Circo Aguilar . Aguilar Circus, is also the same circus that recently let three beautiful Bengal tigers escape in Mexico . Oops! I'm sure if that happened here those poor animals would know to stay off the busy 405, even though that's right where their circus tent went up today. It was only a few months ago that Sea World had a tragic death from a killer whale that snapped. These are wild creatures that often can't endure life in a cage. Now, don't get me wrong, if this were a people-only circus, I'd be thrilled about it. But, this is the "old" kind of circus. The lousy kind with loads of animals kept in cages and forced to perform for their meals. And the truth is, I think that stinks. Especially when it's capitalizing on endangered animals. Those animals belong in the wild, not in a cramped cage in a mall parki