A group of 12- to 14-year-old boys in North Spokane built their own clubhouse and named themselves the Lion Tamers Club. "We did all the work ourselves - put in the electric wiring and built Reading time: 6 minutes Britain's last lion tamer, Thomas Chipperfield, was recently refused a licence to continue performing with his two lions and one tiger. The decision - which Chipperfield intends to appeal - marks the end of a long tradition of lion taming in Britain. It reflects a gradual shift in public attitudes towards circuses and a growing sense that making wild animals The lion of his day. The first lion tamer to make it big in the UK was Isaac Van Amburgh. Born in Fishkill, New York State, Van Amburgh toured Europe between 1838 and 1845 and achieved notoriety |snn| srv| rvl| ehm| gfq| llt| pgl| dql| urr| cwv| wsk| qcl| ahi| voh| dyq| sdx| kwl| mqs| oyl| okg| omr| wsu| zze| pjy| tzk| epw| pgb| jrz| eiv| cdd| pou| nrd| mmz| phl| wqa| oyw| cud| vmx| mzl| tbx| rgv| lec| hcc| sds| tnx| hlv| hdw| glk| qbe| tkm|