A proposal was adopted by the municipal council this evening that will see permits withheld from 2020 for circuses that wish to operate in the French capital while employing exotic creatures.
But there is no national ban and the country still has dozens of circuses confining hundreds of animals - roughly 500 according to anti-circus campaigners One Voice, and more than double that according to rights group PETA France.Most circus animals are lions, but there are also tigers, elephants, two hippos, baboons, macaques, snakes and parrots, camels, bears, ostriches and even zebras.
Mischa was allegedly kept in horrendous conditions with two other bears owned by an animal trainer couple, who displayed them at fairs and in restaurants. And last Sunday, Environment Minister Elisabeth Borne promised further "strong announcements in the coming weeks".
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