Another French city bans wild animal circuses

Lille is to join hundreds of other towns and cities and ban circuses with wild animals.

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Published Wednesday 01 May 2019 - 15:00 Modified Wednesday 01 May 2019 - 15:00

The city will support alternative existing models of circuses following a proposition from Europe Ecologie Les Verts.

A total of 343 cities in France have already adopted a similar position on circuses, including Strasbourg and Montpellier.

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