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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 23 Nov 2012

    Circus owner Bobby Roberts guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to #elephant in Northamptonshire, UK. Details soon http://bbc.in/QeMLZw 

    7:31 AM - 23 Nov 2012
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      1. lady dior‏ @romababe 25 Nov 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Bobby Roberts punishment should be,1hour alone in a confined space,with the poor elephant he was cruel to! He won't forget THAT

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      1. Raghav-Amyth Badiger‏ @itzamyth 26 Nov 2012
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        Landing page is wrong @BBCBreaking RT Circus owner Bobby Roberts guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to #elephant http://bbc.in/QeMLZw 

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      1. suzanne scarlett‏ @suzsca 23 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking #elephant Bobby Roberts sentence not harsh enough !!!

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      1. Jacqueline Hassall (Jax)‏ @JacquelineHass2 23 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking chain the circus owner up, thrash him with a whip see how he likes it, then poke his eyes out with a sharp stick!!!

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      1. lorraine kelly‏ @djellekay 23 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking another waste of space tosser ! & they keep telling us we should be proud of our country ! I just get more ashamed :-(

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      1. Jason Chapman‏ @dadofthenorth 23 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking shocking behaviour hope someone smashes him with a rake!

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      2. Susan D'Arcy‏ @darcy_susan 23 Nov 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking I didn't think animals were still made to perform in the circus. Discussing.

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      3. Susan D'Arcy‏ @darcy_susan 23 Nov 2012
        Replying to @darcy_susan

        @darcy_susan @BBCBreaking 'disgusting'

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      1. Paul Dean‏ @Couchpotatoe64 23 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking should string the bastard up by the balls #seeifhelikespain.

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      1. leo blanchard‏ @leo_blanchard 23 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking as opposed to necessary suffering?

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      1. Peter Maughan‏ @PeterMaughan5 23 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking I saw the photographs of his and his staff's cruelty (thanks be for technology). A despicable bunch.

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      1. Astrid Skellington  🎃‏ @starcrow 23 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Good! I am glad they saw through his lies.

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      1. QED‏ @yezdance 23 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking ...and what might "necessary suffering" entail?

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      1. Stuart Bramley 🍏‏ @stuafcb 23 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Curious to know why you hashtagged the word "elephant" in that.

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      1.  👁‍🗨 Psi Mandrake (Simon Brake)‏ @psibreaker 23 Nov 2012
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        @nickdoody Should we talk about this? RT @BBCBreaking Circus owner guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to #elephant in Northamptonshire

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