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The history of training circus animals

The history of training circus animals goes back much farther than what we think of today. There was no striped tent, brass band, or trainers stepping into the ring. People have watched animal ...
Daily Mail on MSN

Portugal's last circus elephant finds forever home in sanctuary

When Julie took her first steps of freedom into her new home at an British ran elephant sanctuary based in southern Portugal ...
MassLive

Death of elephant Beulah helped pass circus animal ban; Big E chief rues loss of exotic animals

WEST SPRINGFIELD – At the Big E, the elephant is never forgotten. Beulah, a 54-year-old Asian elephant, died at the Big E in 2019 of blood poisoning caused by a uterine infection. Sheryl Becker of ...
KTVB

A chimpanzee escaped the circus and became one of the animals at Zoo Boise

BOISE, Idaho — With 43 monkeys running loose in South Carolina after they escaped from a research facility Nov. 7, it got us thinking about Idaho's history with primates. Primates have been a part of ...
Yahoo

Ringling Bros. Circus is coming to 4 Florida cities. Do they still have animals?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The "Greatest Show on Earth" is back and headed to Florida early next year. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents "The ...
The Times Leader

Animal activists protest animal use in Irem Shrine Circus

KINGSTON — The Irem Shrine Circus returned for its 75th year at the Kingston Armory on Monday as animal activists gathered outside to protest the use of camels in the show. “We’re urging the Shrine ...
Tri-City Herald

Washington becomes twelfth state to restrict circus animal use. Here’s why

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has signed a bill making Washington the twelfth state in the country to restrict the use of animals in traveling circuses, exhibits and other shows. Washington State ...