Boswell Circus owners in court
Boswell Circus directors will appear in Port Elizabeth court over animal cruelty allegations
The directors of the well-known Brian Boswell Circus and an employee will appear in the Port Elizabeth magistrate’s court on Wednesday on charges which relate to the contravention of the Animal Protection Act of 1962.
Jane Boswell, her daughter Georgina, and elephant handler David Marais are facing a string of charges for allegedly beating, chaining, confining and not providing sufficient water and shade to elephants between December 2012 and January 2013.
During 2013, the National Council of SPCAs laid criminal charges against the Boswell circus for the alleged abuse of elephants at Walmer West Primary School in Port Elizabeth.
The school later withdrew permission for the circus to use its grounds.