Every week, CompassionWorks International monitors the whereabouts of circuses traveling with animals. With that information, we set up demonstrations and other actions that inform local communities about circus cruelty. Occasionally we find advocates willing to go the extra mile, and a community ready to fund great projects. This is the situation taking place this week in Wichita Falls, Texas! Starting today, we were able to mount a billboard to "greet" the upcoming performa

Following the horrific death of 3 year-old baby elephant "Dumbo" at Phuket Zoo, CWI jumped into action. As a supporting organization of the Animals for Asia Coalition, we requested that the coalition move forward with a demand to the Phuket government asking them to disallow Phuket Zoo from acquiring any new elephants. AfA agreed. CWI researched and completed the first draft of the letter, which was sent today to the Phuket government. You can reach the full text of our lette

Yesterday in Wisconsin, a camel slipped and fell while under threat of a whip and being forced to perform in Carden Circus. The circus ringmaster went on to say how much the circus "loves" its animals. We're not sure what sort of love Carden Circus is into, but let's leave the whips and bullhooks to consenting adults, shall we? Get involved: circusprotest.com Support our work Facebook Instagram Twitter

On May 31, CWI organized a demonstration in Las Vegas of an appearance by Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi at "JCK Las Vegas", the leading jewelry event in North America. In recent weeks, Masisi has announced a repeal of the elephant hunting ban that had existed in Botswana for the prior five years. This disgusting move, which puts the live of 400 elephants on the line, is purely political in nature and snubs the opinions of leading conservation experts. Masisi had alread