Circus Gatini in Canada

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Circus Gatini
Local name	Cirque Gatini
Type	circus
Founded	1971
First elephant arrived	1971
Last elephant left	1979
Closed down	1979
Place	Quebec
Country	Canada
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Record history
History of updates	2025-03-12: new location

Latest document update	2025-03-12 06:41:24

Description

Circus Gatini, in Quebec, Canada , was founded in 1971 and the first elephant arrived in 1971. The last elephant left in 1979. Circus Gatini closed down in 1979.

Casualties

1 casualties

1978-05-05: animal trainer Eloise Berchtold fatal attack by Teak (Rajah). after she apparently slipped and fell during the Gatini Circus performance † Eloise Berchtold Died 1978-05-05, Gatini Circus in Quebec. Teak, had been trained by Berry and Berchtold on the farm in Cowlitz County. Teak was immediately killed by the veterinarian at the circus. Morgan Berry spread her ashes on the farm.

References for records about Circus Gatini

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Circus Gatini, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3970. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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