Cirque du Soleil, a Canadian import and America’s most profitable circus, is animal-free but ... Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), was so moved by the novel that he ...

and those performances are now often viewed as acts of cruelty to the captive animals involved.” Illinois became the first state to ban the use of elephants in circuses and other traveling exhibits ...

Supporters of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) crashed a Freemason fundraiser over alleged 'animal abuse' in circus shows. Chaos erupted at the Sharon Shrine's Potentate's Ball in ...

animal caretaker Gerald Ramos, who left the circus after one week in 2006, also testified by way of deposition that he witnessed a baby elephant whacked on the head in such a manner. Further testimony ...

They said the McLaren Circus features wild and domestic animals including white lions, Bengal tigers, camels, llamas, ponies, ...

Some people believed this form of entertainment declined in the 1950s because of concerns about animal cruelty. Flea circuses were indeed mentioned in the House of Commons in relation to animal ...