Sun Sentinel

A new fight over the ‘Broward County Fair’: One event wants the other to stop using the name

The Broward County Fair is being ordered to stop using the name “Broward County Fair” just as it nears the end of its eventful run this year. The attraction, underway for weeks now in Margate, has ...
New Times Broward-Palm Beach

Activists Say Monkeys Dressed Like Jockeys Are "Violently Strapped" to Dogs and Raced at Broward County Fair

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Sun Sentinel

Pony ride kicked out of Broward County Fair after outcry from activists

There’s one attraction now missing from the Broward County Fair in Margate: A pony ride run by Hugo Tomi Liebel, a longtime circus owner whose elephant Nosey was confiscated four years ago after years ...
Orlando Sentinel

Cruel or cute? Monkey jockey show at county fair sparks outcry from animal activists

These jockeys weigh only 6 pounds and they’re not riding horses — they’re riding dogs. Capuchin monkeys Gilligan and Burt and their race dog partners Luna and Ace are the stars of the Banana Derby.
Miami New Times

Activists Say Monkeys Dressed Like Jockeys Are “Violently Strapped” to Dogs and Raced at Broward County Fair

The Broward County Fair boasts cotton candy and funnel cake vendors, and more than 75 carnival rides, including a Ferris wheel and funhouse. But it’s the daily Banana Derby show, featuring capuchin ...