Bolivia Bans Circus Animals as Matter of Animal Cruelty

Bolivia has enacted the world’s first ban on all animals at a circus — both wild and domestic animals — because such use “constitutes an act of cruelty.” The ban comes just days after the latest video of alleged abuse of elephants released by PETA. While some countries ban the use of animals in circus, this is the first to encompass both wild and domesticated animals.

The law is a response to an undercover investigation by the nonprofit-making London-based group Animal Defenders International (ADI), which revealed cruel conditions and practices in circuses in Bolivia.

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