States Ban Wild Animal Shows.

• Position: ANIMAL WELFARE

The pressure brought by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and other groups succeeded in getting the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to retire its performing elephants in 2016. But state and local restrictions on the use of wild animals in performances continued to increase, and Ringling shut down its circus for good in 2017, citing high costs and falling attendance. New Jersey was the first, in 2018, to enact a...