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Perhaps they should use Cobra's and Saw Scaled Vipers instead ;-)

http://www.theage.com.au/news/natio...rs-or-elephants/2005/08/22/1124562804899.html

ELEPHANTS and tigers have no place on the sacred turf of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and that's that.

The warning came from Melbourne 2006 organisers as India's Commonwealth Games officials work on their plans for the closing ceremony.

Under traditional protocol, the Indians will take possession of the Commonwealth Games flag during Melbourne's closing ceremony in preparation for the 2010 Games in Delhi.

But their preliminary plans are proving a little too grand. The Indians want to increase their allotted time at the ceremony from 10 to 20 minutes, assume creative control from ceremonies sub-contractor Jack Morton Worldwide, spend around $10 million, and bring 1000 people from Delhi to Melbourne.

The plans stunned Melbourne 2006 organisers, who spent just $400,000 when receiving the flag four years earlier at the Manchester Games.

But the biggest shock was still to come, when the prospect of running elephants and tigers on the MCG was floated.

2006 chairman Ron Walker was adamant the Indians would have no more than 10 minutes of the closing ceremony, and that control would remain with Jack Morton Worldwide to "ensure continuity".

Mr Walker said the chances of seeing exotic animals roam on the MCG were not good. "I think they would damage the turf," he said.
 
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