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Houston Megachurch Halts Animal Aisle Walks After Camel Kicks Attendee at Christmas Show

The church says it has altered staging to keep animals out of aisles.

Overview

  • Video posted by Grizzy's Hood News shows a camel being led through a seating aisle extending a hind-leg kick that struck a woman in an aisle seat.
  • Church communications director Steven Miori said staff responded immediately, emergency services were engaged, and leaders regret the incident.
  • Champion Forest ended the practice of walking animals through audience seating for the remainder of its six-day production and says it remains in contact with the family.
  • The woman was treated at a hospital and released, according to social-media updates from the account that shared the video; the church has not detailed her injuries.
  • The 90-minute show, billed as Houston’s largest holiday production with live animals, has drawn mixed public reactions over safety and spectacle.