A panther mauled a 3-year-old boy after the dad daftly convinced his friends who worked at the circus to let the animal out of its cage. Perhaps, he forgot it was a wild animal. But the panther ...

Washington bans wild animals in circuses: a fading tradition. Learn how public ethics are shifting in animal entertainment.

Moreover, placing large, unpredictable wild animals so close to human audiences poses a significant public safety risk; there have been numerous tragic incidents resulting in injuries and deaths to ...

It prohibits the use of elephants, bears, wild cats and nonhuman primates in ... Humane World for Animals noted Jordan World Circus, which was just recently in Washington, has had an issue with ...