Animals in Entertainment

Phasing out shows may sound like progress, but what these animals really need are lives outside the prison-like tanks.

Shocking footage released this week reveals children torturing calves to death as part of a practical exam at a bullfighting school.

Today in the European Parliament, 438 out of 687 MEPs voted in favour of an amendment to stop over €100 million in EU agricultural subsidies being used to raise bulls for bullfights.

Campaign succeeds in rescuing two bears from a desolate roadside zoo in northern Spain. They’ll be taken to a wildlife sanctuary in Romania.

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.

Orcas don’t belong in captivity. Last week, we teamed up with LUSH for a vivid protest against SeaWorld’s unethical plans to open a park in Dubai.

Deadly flash floods hit the French Riviera this week – and the casualties include numerous animals who were imprisoned at Marineland, Europe’s biggest marine park.

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

Watch as activist runs to comfort the animal as he bled to death after being tormented, stabbed and maimed by bullfighters.

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