Courtney Brothers’ Circus has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland for false advertising. Freedom for Animals raised a query with the authority when a supporter complained that […]

This time last year, we released the shocking news that, since 2006, the Arts Council Ireland had used almost one million euro of taxpayers’ money to fund circuses which use […]

The Sunday Times reported yesterday that Ministers from Dublin and Belfast have appointed officials to develop an all-island policy on whether wild animals should be allowed in circuses. The move […]

As the UK government published draft legislation to ban the use of wild animals in circuses today, the ISPCA has joined forces with Freedom for Animals, in a call to […]

Ring of Cruelty II is out today. Freedom for Animals releases brand new report on animal suffering in Irish circuses. Find out more HERE

Campaigners from Freedom for Animals have called on Courtney Brothers’ Circus to retire their elephants after a report shows that the circus was warned of elephant danger five years ago, […]

Campaigners from Freedom for Animals joined local campaign groups in Ireland in adding their voice to calls for immediate action following the dangerous escape of an elephant from Courtney Brothers’ […]

Freedom for Animals is very concerned to see that the Courtney Brothers’ Circus (which for the past few years has operated under the name “Great European Circus”) has introduced five […]

Irish Mail on Sunday,  Corman McQuinn and Isabel Conway It seems that shamed circus boss, Alexander Scholl, just can’t resist a trick, even when it’s an old one. He ran […]

Belfast Telegraph, 18 January 2011 Circuses that exploit animals will no longer be welcome on land controlled by education and library boards. All five boards have banned circuses involving animals […]