VIDEO VAULT: Bobby Berosini’s Orangutan act did not survive allegations of animal abuse
BRANSON MO NEWS: In mid-January, it was announced that the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Baily Circus is shutting down operations after 146 years, due in no small part to the efforts of PETA–People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Back in 1989, that same group focused their attention on Las Vegas, and the most popular animal act on the Strip.”This was the third time I’ve seen ’em, and I think it’s still better than the first time,” gushed one audience member after the show.”Do you have a favorite part?” asked a News 3 Reporter.”Orangutan,” she responded. “They’re beautiful. I love ’em.Bobby Berosini and his orangutans were headlining “Lido de Paris” at the Stardust, in the wake of silver screen simian stardom.”Ever since I saw Clint Eastwood with the orangutans in his picture,” explained one Lido Patron.One of Berosini’s orangutans had been a show-stealer in the 1978 Eastwood movie “Every Which Way But Loose”.But the cute factor disappeared when PETA released a grainy dark video shot backstage by a Lido dancer.”Bobby Berosini is beating them with a steel rod, with his fists and with his hands,” said PETA investigator Jeanne Roush at a 1989 news conference. “And helpers are holding …
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