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Washington lawmakers are looking to pass a bill that would prohibit using big cats, bears and other wild animals in traveling circus acts in the state. Senate Bill 5065 would ban animals like ...
After a 6-year hiatus, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus is returning in a revived show that no longer features animal acts. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News; Photos: Getty Images ...
Wild animals had been a feature of travelling circuses in the United Kingdom since the birth of the modern circus. [1] Wild animals were hunted and captured in the colonies on an increasing scale in the second half of the nineteenth century with high mortality rates for the animals [1] Some researchers have concluded that the species of non-domesticated animals commonly kept in circuses appear ...
Prior to the eviction, the circus employed about a dozen performers and owned nine animals. The use of animals in the Hannefords' circus acts at the Swap Shop attracted the attention of animal rights activists, including the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF), which had long accused the circus of animal cruelty.
The use of animals in the circus has been controversial since animal welfare groups have documented instances of animal cruelty during the training of performing animals. Animal abuse in circuses has been documented such as keeping them in small enclosures, lack of veterinary care, abusive training methods, and lack of oversight by regulating ...
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Animal rights groups have documented many cases of animal cruelty in the training of performing circus animals. [50] [51] The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) contends that animals in circuses are frequently beaten into submission and that physical abuse has always been the method for training circus ...
Check out the slideshow above to find out how animal crackers came to be associated with the circus, what animals you can still find in a box today, and why there is a string attached to a each ...