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Animals News tagged with circuses

Indian Officials Order Elephants Out of Zoos, Circuses
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, elephants, zoos, circuses, banned, India )

Cher
- 12 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Animal rights advocates are heralding the decision, announced this month by officials with India's Central Zoo Authority, that the country's zoos and circuses will no longer be allowed to keep captive elephants.
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EU Member States May Ban Wild Animals in Circuses
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, ban, circuses, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, suffering )

Cher
- 17 days ago - vier-pfoten.org
The European Commission has confirmed again that the Austrian ban on wild animals in circuses is legal and thus has refuted a complaint by the European Circus Association (ECA) to the European Ombudsman. Now the path is finally clear for a ban in other
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Bolivia's Freed Circus Animals Need Homes
Animals  (tags: animals, circuses, Bolivia, AnimalWelfare, suffering, protection, environment, wildlife )

Cher
- 37 days ago - time.com
An undercover investigation of circuses across South America by Animal Defenders International revealed abuse in circuses in Bolivia
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The Greatest Sham on Earth
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, suffering, circuses, environment, protection )

Cher
- 74 days ago - all-creatures.org
Almost everybody knows animal circuses are archaic, embarrassing, unnecessary, demeaning and abusive. We need to follow Bolivia's example and put pressure on our own government to abolish the ridiculous spectacle of animal circuses.
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The Netherlands: Circus Reports Confirm Animal Welfare Problems
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, circuses, environment, suffering, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 76 days ago - vier-pfoten.org
Two current reports commissioned by the Dutch government reveal the suffering of wild animals in circuses. The investigated circuses do not even meet their own guidelines.
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World's Largest Mammals: Slaves to Humans
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, endangered, elephant, circuses, suffering, wildanimals, wildlife )

Maria
- 124 days ago - rushprnews.com
Captive Animals (CAPS) is an activist organization exposing animal cruelty in captivity, specifically, traveling circuses the world over. Most recently, despite the latest improvements in regulations and bans on abusive behavior by circus trainers across
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Stop Animal Cruelty in the Circus ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, circuses, elephants, cruelty, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, suffering )

Cher
- 145 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Every day thousands of people attend Circuses across the country, thus, supporting the abuse going on being closed tent flaps. It's fun, it's entertaining, but its cruel and inappropiate. There are several other ways to enjoy ourselves that don't
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Urge Gov. Doyle to Boycott The Great Circus Parade ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, elephants, circuses, cruelty, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, suffering, wildlife )

Cher
- 148 days ago - secure.peta.org
On July 8, 2009, PETA sent a letter to Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle urging him to agree not to participate in The Great Circus Parade on July 12, 2009. A recent report by Wisconsin Radio Network mentioned the governor's plans to be part of the parade.
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Green Euro-MP Calls for End to Animals in Circuses
Animals  (tags: animals, circuses, AnimalWelfare, environment, AnimalCruelty, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 186 days ago - iar.org.uk
Kent's Green Euro-MP has called for an end to the exploitation of wild animals kept in captivity for 'entertainment', as the controversial Martin Lacey's Great British Circus brings its performing animals show to Tonbridge in Kent this week.
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Circus Creates Uproar By Bringing Elephants and Tiger to Sussex
Animals  (tags: animals, circuses, elephants, cruelty, tigers, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 188 days ago - theargus.co.uk
Animal rights campaigners have slammed a circus which uses performing elephants.
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Help Stop New Ringling Bros. Wii Game ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, circuses, Wii, Ringling Brothers, AnimalWelfare, AnimalCruelty, environment, protection, wildlife, suffering )

Cher
- 209 days ago - secure.peta.org
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is looking to take its cruelty to animals virtual--it is teaming up with Take-Two Interactive Software to create a circus-themed Wii game. We've told Take-Two about Ringling Bros.' real-life, lengthy history of
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I Want Off the Train ... Next Stop. Now!
Animals  (tags: animals, circuses, elephants, cruelty, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 224 days ago - blog.peta.org
Wow! Shepard Smith of The Fox Report went on a rant about how Americans will not tolerate torture, declaring, "We are America. We don't torture. And the moment that is not the case, I want off the train." I'd like to believe that he was speaking out
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Help Animals In The Circus! Get Active !
Animals  (tags: animals, circuses, elephants, protection, AnimalWelfare, environment, wildanimals )

Cher
- 261 days ago - circuses.com
You can help stop the suffering of elephants, tigers, and other animals abused in the name of "entertainment.
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Animal Rights, Circus Lawyers Differ on Elephants
Animals  (tags: elephants, circuses, Ringling Brothers, trial, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, AnimalCruelty, wildlife )

Cher
- 262 days ago - google.com
The case centers on the Endangered Species Act, which prevents among other things, the harming, wounding or harassing of the Asian elephant or other protected animals.
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Protest Over Circus Elephant Show
Animals  (tags: elephants, circuses, UK, protest, animals, AnimalWelfare, AnimalCruelty, environment, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 266 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Animal rights campaigners have protested outside a circus that uses elephants in its show.
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