Venice Circus Hero Honored by Gondolier
The Greatest Show on Earth, officially known as The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, put Venice on the…
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Animals
It’s Not a Good Time to be a French Circus
William Kerwich hasn’t put on a circus performance since March 2020. Instead, his family’s traveling circus has been parked on…
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RIP SHIRLEY: Adored Survivor of 1963 Circus Ship Fire in Yarmouth Dies at Age 72
It’s been said that elephants never forget and many in Yarmouth have also never forgotten Shirley the elephant – remembering…
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French Lawmakers Debate Ban on Wild Animals in Circuses
French lawmakers on Tuesday debated an animal welfare bill that would ban using wild animals in traveling circuses and keeping…
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Siegfried Fischbacher, Half of Large-Animal Magic Team Siegfried & Roy, Dies at 81
Siegfried Fischbacher, half of the magician team of Siegfried & Roy known for their glittering costumes and extravagant illusions involving…
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Incredible! German Circus Uses Holograms of Wild Animals: VIDEO
With help from 11 projectors, the public can see elephants, chimpanzees, fish, and wild horses. Circo Roncalli brings their spectacle…
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A Transport-Related Accident May Have Caused the Death of Hungarian Circus Elephants
“A transport-related accident may have caused the death of Hungarian circus elephants,” was a recent statement published by the Hungarian…
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Circuses ‘Are Reluctant to Give Up Their Animals’
Europe’s first elephant sanctuary near Limoges is ready to home former circus elephants, but know it’ll take time. News that…
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ARTS Magic Under the Big Top — Carl Krone’s 150th Birthday Anniversary
There is no doubt, according to Frank Keller, the man responsible for animal welfare at the world-famous Circus Krone, that…
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Keeper is Mauled to Death by Bear After Entering the Animal’s Cage at Russian Circus
A worker was mauled to death by a performing brown bear after entering the animal’s cage at a top Russian…
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Princess Stéphanie Criticises French Ban on Animal Circuses
On Tuesday 29 September, the French Minister of Ecology announced a progressive ban on the use of wild animals in…
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From Wirth’s to Circus Oz, Melbourne’s Art Centre is Still Home for Australia’s Greatest Circus Troupes
What began as equestrian events in the 1860’s led to travelling troupes of performers and exotic animals which became known…
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Ringling’s Retired Circus Elephants to Move to Conservation Center
The retired elephants of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be moving to a spacious new home at…
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Walking a Tightrope
Clowns, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians and dancers does this sound like a fantasyland to you? If yes, then probably you…
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Police Remove Emaciated Lion from French Circus
French police have taken away an emaciated lion from a circus in Vironvay, western France, following complaints from an animal…
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Another Look at Animals in the COVID-19 Circus World
Circus animals are banned in countless countries across the globe, but in others, circus fans are adamant that circus is…
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From the Circus to the Living Room: Egypt’s Dynasty of Big Cat Trainers Takes the Show Home
At his Cairo apartment, located just off a busy road along the Nile River, Ashraf el-Helw, a third-generation Egyptian lion…
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The Tiger King of the 19th Century
Netflix’s hit docuseries Tiger King is so relentlessly crazy that it’s easy to think that its particular breed of bananas…
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André-Joseph Bouglione in Villefranche Defends the Animal-Free Eco-circus
As André-Joseph Bouglione prepares the new eco-circus tour around France this April, this former cat trainer, member of the Cirque…
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Big-Cat Trainer Criticises Bill Banning Wild Animals in Circuses
One of British circus’ last big-cat trainers has criticised the news he will no longer be able to feature wild…
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Stéphanie de Monaco Wants to Add Traditional Circus to the Heritage of Humanity
In an interview with the Le Figaro , Princess Stéphanie of Monaco has again stood up for the traditional circus. …
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One Elephant Killed, Two Injured After Road Accident in Southeast Spain
Animals with bloodied faces wandered along the A-30 Albacete highway, which was closed for over two hours due to incident…
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Pat Kane: What Does the Circus Say About Humans and Animals?
I FELL out of love with the circus early, and I remember the moment almost exactly. In the 1970s, our…
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The Strange and Deadly Saga of 15 Ringling Bros. Circus Cats’ Final Week in America
It was still dark as Billy Farley turned his delivery truck off Interstate 75 onto the Jodeco Road exit south…
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Ringling Tiger Re-Export Permit: Is There Legal Ground For F&W To Deny It?
So there’s this thing where the animal rights movement is attempting to prevent one of Ringling’s tiger trainers, Alexander Lacey,…
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Ukrainian Activists Rally Against Using Animals in the Circus
The animal rights movement has reached circuses in the Ukraine. The celebration of World Circus Day by the Kobzov Circus…
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City Hall Bans Wild Animal Shows at Bucharest’s Globus Circus
Bucharest’s Globus Circus is no longer allowed to include wild animal performances in its program, following a decision voted unanimously…
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Madrid Votes to Ban Circuses Using Wild Animals
The Madrid town council under Mayor Manuela Carmena, who ran on a Podemos ticket, has voted to ban circus performances…
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Mstislav Zapashny, Russian Circus Legend, Dies at 79
After a long illness, Mstislav Zapashny (79) seminal figure of the Russian circus, animal trainer, circus director, passed away in…
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In the Ring with 27 Wild Animals
With his new act, Martin Lacey, Jr. wants to break a world record. In Europe, January is traditionally the month…
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