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Category: Circuses

Chai and Bamboo Have Earned Their Retirement—but Will They Get It?

The Woodland Park Zoo should do the right thing and send elephants Chai and Bamboo to a sanctuary.

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Washington Can’t Ignore This Elephant in the Room

See what happens when PETA’s “elephant” takes over Capitol Hill.

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Next? 4 Texas Cities Pull Welcome Mat on Liebel

Nosey wasn’t scheduled for a mini-break, but find out why she got one.

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Another Day, Another City That Has Taken Steps to Ban Animal Circuses

Eureka Springs is the latest city to take steps to keep cruel animal circuses out of town.

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UPDATE: Is Ringling Writing Its Own Inspections?

Elephants are jammed into Ringling’s stifling boxcars.

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PETA Slams Ringling in Time Capsule Proposal

It’s time for the clock to stop on Ringling’s abuse of elephants.

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UPDATE: USDA ‘Indifferent’ to Nosey’s Suffering

An ailing elephant, agitated alligators, and other animals get an assist from the PETA Foundation.

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Live-Tweeting of Circus Highlights Cruelty Under the Bright Lights

Ringling Bros. circus gets quite a shock when PETA live-tweets a performance in order to help put the spotlight on animal abuse.

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No, These Elephants Aren’t Dancing

The spin put on “dancing” elephants at the Circus World Museum is … well, maddening.

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Victory! Moscow International Circus Suspends Animal Acts

The Moscow International Circus has pledged not to use any animals in its upcoming performances after tens of thousands of people objected.

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Come One, Come All … Anyone?

Are the days of jamming animals in boxcars and cages finally coming to an end?

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Universal Disdain and Outrage at UniverSoul Circus

Even though it seems obvious that she’s in pain, the UniverSoul Circus apparently forced a lame elephant to perform.

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Jenna Fischer Says Elephants Shouldn’t Have to Work

See what The Office’s Jenna Fischer has to say about elephant rides.

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Mexican Circus Fined for Mutilated Animals

Authorities just fined Harley Circus approximately $53,000 for featuring a bear whose lower jaw had been removed and a lion and three spider monkeys who were declawed and defanged.

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Dumbo: Old Movie, New Twist?

Can ‘Dumbo’ have a fairy tale ending after all?

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The first World Day for Laboratory Animals protest in the U.S., 1980
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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind

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