Massachusetts
Mass. lawmakers vote to ban using exotic animals in circuses
If signed into law, the proposal would make Massachusetts the 11th state to adopt such a ban on using big cats and exotic creatures in traveling shows.
Animal rights advocates have argued that animals in traveling shows are subjected to cruel conditions and confinement and that although their use in circuses have waned, the shows still exist.
The bill emerged amid a string of animal-centric proposal... [4342 chars]