On Wednesday, Feb. 13, the Star Family Circus will be coming to Oxford.
One of the circus acts includes a kangaroo, known as Rocky, that is dressed up in boxing shorts and boxing gloves.
Rocky, while on a leash, is put into a sparring ring with a human to ultimately spar with.
Around 1,600 animal rights activists have signed a petition protesting the Oxford boxing match.
The petition, which was placed on Change.org, was addressed to Major Gen. Augustus Collins of the Mississippi National Guard.
The boxing match caused problems in Natchez last month, but the Oxford Police Department (OPD) said that the match will not take place when the circus arrives in Oxford next week.
According to the OPD’s Facebook page, “At this time the department is doing what it can to address individual citizens’ concerns about the event.”
