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Circuses with wild animals will no longer receive subsidies in Spain

Spain finally drops subsidies for circuses that use wild animals in victory for animal rights campaigners

CIRCUSES with wild animals have at last been excluded from the list of cultural activities eligible for government grants. In 2019, the Ministry of Culture gave circuses three years to stop using

25 May, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Nature·Other News

Animal welfare groups call for nationwide ban on all animals in circuses in Spain

THE Parliamentary Association for the defence of animal rights (APPDA) has called on the Government to pass a state law banning circuses with animals throughout Spain. The Compromis (a coalition of Valencian

10 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

Environment·National News·Other News

Alicante to outlaw circus animals in wide range of proposals against animal cruelty

ALICANTE is set to ban the use of circus animals in a raft of new measures combating animal cruelty in the Costa Blanca city. The proposal will prohibit ‘circuses with animals’ as

17 Oct, 2019 @ 14:23

Costa Blanca·Lead

SHOWTIME: World-famous Cirque du Soleil returns to Spain’s Malaga in New Year with spectacular fresh twist

HOLD on to your seats because the world’s most thrilling show is coming back to the Costa del Sol. The iconic Cirque du Soleil is officially returning to Malaga in 2019 with

29 Dec, 2018 @ 16:00

Circus defends use of elephants after one killed in road accident in Spain

CIRCUS Gottani has hit back at accusations of animal abuse after one of its performing elephants died and two were seriously injured in a road accident in Castilla La Mancha. Five elephants

20 May, 2018 @ 10:30

Lead·National News

WATCH: Heartbreaking moment injured elephants roam Southern Spain motorway after truck overturns, one killed

Shocking videos show emergency services lifting an injured elephant with a crane after the circus truck overturned on the motorway

3 Apr, 2018 @ 11:04

Lead·National News

Activists demand a ban on animal circuses in Cadiz town

Rights group Toniza has requested a meeting with Chiclana Town Hall

21 Feb, 2017 @ 09:00

Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead

Tickets for live shows to get cheaper in Spain as government lowers tax

The government has announced plans to reduce VAT from 21% to 10%

19 Feb, 2017 @ 12:30

La Cultura·Lead

Expats ‘furious’ after broken promise to ban Mijas animal circuses

It comes despite a council meeting, last month, that agreed to outlaw such entertainment

24 Jul, 2016 @ 08:10

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Politics

Girlfriend murdered at Spanish airport over missed flight

He later led police officers to her body

2 Jun, 2016 @ 10:41

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Sevilla

Expat campaign to ban animal circus in Manilva and Casares

Following Malaga's decision to outlaw animal circuses, an expat wants the law rolled out along the Costa del Sol

18 Dec, 2014 @ 11:49

Lead·Malaga

Andalucia’s rooftops transformed into community hubs

Non-profit group Redetejas has sparked a revolution by transforming rooftops across Andalucia

20 Sep, 2014 @ 14:00

Lead

Circus worker faces police investigation after leaving his bear in a hailstorm while he went to the pub

A man could be in trouble after leaving his bear tied up outside a pub in Carcer, near Valencia

16 Sep, 2014 @ 15:51

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