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Behind bars: A bear cub walts to perform in the Moscow Circus at the CNE in 1988, amid humane society charges of cruelty
Behind bars: A bear cub walts to perform in the Moscow Circus at the CNE in 1988, amid humane society charges of cruelty

Behind bars: A bear cub walts to perform in the Moscow Circus at the CNE in 1988, amid humane society charges of cruelty

Date8/12/1988
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  • Behind bars: A bear cub walts to perform in the Moscow Circus at the CNE in 1988; amid humane society charges of cruelty.
  • Behind bars: A bear cub walts to perform in the Moscow Circus at the CNE in 1988, amid humane society charges of cruelty
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Original Toronto Star caption: Behind bars: A bear cub walts to perform in the Moscow Circus at the CNE in 1988; amid humane society charges of cruelty.
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