A circus elephant broke loose after a performance and injured a ticket taker. A circus performer was mauled to death by three tigers during a performance. A baby elephant died after being forced to perform two shows while ill. Incidents like these are all too common. They serve as a body of evidence against keeping wild animals in captivity and forcing them to perform tricks for public amusement.

For more than 20 years, The HSUS has monitored circuses that feature wild animals. This document lists the accidents, attacks, abuses and other incidents at circuses around the world.

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