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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ Worry Under the Big Top as Mexico City Moves to Ban Circus Animals ” (news article, June 15): Mexico City joins the growing list of cities that have banned the exploitation of animals in circuses. Why is the United States lagging so far behind? Why is the United States lagging so far behind?

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

and Barnum & Bailey are dedicated to providing the very best of care for all our animals, especially the Asian elephant. fully supports, officials in Mexico City unnecessarily banned circuses with animals. Despite the claims made in the letter, circuses like Ringling Bros. performance, and their No.

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The result is a really good read, a suspenseful true-crime narrative that reads like a novel yet also probes real-life questions focused on the purpose of natural history museum collections and the ethics of closely gated “hobbyist” communities. That’s pretty much the reaction of anybody hearing this for the first time.