Circuses

Cheshire West and Chester joins a long list of local authorities that have voted against cruel animal performances.

Speak out against cruel animal performances ahead of a vote on Monday.

A new play shows why no animal belongs in the circus.

In a promising new development, the Scottish Government has just said that it is planning to ban archaic circus performances using wild animals.

Elephants, tigers and zebras in Ireland need your help.

The model and TV personality has asked for a full ban on wild animals in Swedish circuses.

A recent investigation by ADI into one of the last circuses that still uses wild animals in the UK showed the shocking conditions the animals are kept in.

The actor writes to the Scottish government urging it to respond to public opinion and make it illegal for circuses to use wild animals in Scotland.

The Hobbit star Martin Freeman urges Prime Minister David Cameron to ban the use of wild animals in circuses.

The Scottish star urges Cabinet Secretary Richard Lochhead to stop circuses from chaining and beating animals into performing.