FILE PHOTO: John Vernuccio of Italy and his elephants perfom during the "History" show at the Arlette Gruss Circus in Bordeaux PARIS (Reuters) - France will gradually ban the use of wild animals in ...

PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers on Tuesday debated an animal welfare bill that would ban using wild animals in traveling circuses and keeping dolphins and whales in captivity in marine parks, amid other ...

Many people recently learned that nonhuman animals (animals) are now considered to be "living beings gifted sentience," rather than "movable property," under the French Civil Code. I've had a number ...

LIONS Goliath and Coralie lived more than a decade in a cramped, bare circus cage on the back of a truck, touring France. Now, thanks to new regulations aimed at ending the use of wild animals in ...

France’s environment minister has announced a gradual ban on using wild animals in traveling circuses, on keeping dolphins and killer whales in captivity in marine parks and on raising mink on fur ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. France’s environment minister has announced ...