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Elephant killed when circus truck overturns on Spanish motorway
An elephant died and four others were injured Monday when a circus truck carrying them crashed on a Spanish highway, prompting an elaborate rescue after the animals tipped onto the road.
Watch this escaped hippo waddle through Spanish town
The circus animal made a bid for freedom, stopping traffic and alarming onlookers as it strolled through a busy road in the town of Palos de la Frontera, near Huelva in southwestern Spain.
Escaped chimp found drowned after mate shot
The tragic end for Mallorca’s runaway apes has raised questions about ethics of keeping such primates caged.
Roll up! Cirque du Soleil seeks to conquer Europe
With somersaulting lizard-men and a soaked contortionist hand-standing in her underwear, international circus troupe Cirque du Soleil seeks to reconquer Europe with its latest tour launching in Madrid on Wednesday.
Malaga to ban 'cruel' animal circuses
The local council in the southern Spanish city of Malaga has announced that animal circuses will be banned in the city as it unveils a new federation for the protection of animal rights.
'Drunk' tamer ties bear to lamp post in hail storm
A Spanish animal rights group is suing a circus worker who left a bear tied to a lamp post in the middle of a hail storm while he went to a bar to have a drink.
VIDEO: Circus tiger mauls tamer mid-act
A tamer was viciously attacked by the tiger he was performing with during a circus act in Madrid on Sunday.
Animal-loving Catalans back circus animal ban
The Spanish region of Catalonia on Tuesday launched a bid to ban circus shows using animals, two years after it put a stop to bullfighting.