Ringling Bros circus closure shows our changing attitudes to animals in captivity
- Written by Clive Phillips, Professor of Animal Welfare, Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, The University of Queensland
Zoos, emphasising natural behaviour and conservation, remain more popular than ever. Gabriel Pollard/Flickr, CC BYThe recently announced closure of the Ringling circus in the US, which has been running more than a century, has been heralded as bringing to an end an era when it was seen as entertaining for humans, especially children, to view...






