Bear in high-wire motorbike stunt and example of China’s animal cruelty

The image is one of a number of pictures released by the British charity Animals Asia, others show bears being forced to box, toothless tigers riding on the back of horses, pigs being pushed off a 10ft diving board and monkeys performing handstands on the horns of a goat…

Bolivia circus ban puts countless animals in limbo

She could have lived till 40 in the wild, where the average life span of a lion is double that in captivity. But Maiza is frail and nearly blind after 18 years in the circus, jumping through flaming hoops and performing at the point of trainer’s whip…

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Circus zebra that escaped into downtown Atlanta traffic euthanized

Lima, the 12-year-old Ringling Bros. circus zebra that escaped and ran through downtown Atlanta in February, has been euthanized…

Animal rights activists protest circus

More than 30 animal rights activists protested against the Shrine Circus on Saturday and the use of exotic animals in its shows. The 2 p.m. demonstration outside Rexall Place was organized by Voice for Animals Humane Society, also known as V4A…

Judge rules in favor of circus in lawsuit over treatment of Asian elephants

A federal judge sided with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in a legal fight in which animal rights activists accused the circus of abusing its Asian elephants…