New Jersey Becomes First State To Ban Wild Animal Circus Acts

North Jersey Record, Tallahassee Democrat
Sat, 12/15/2018 - 12:54pm

New Jersey has become the first state in the nation to bar circuses, carnivals and fairs from featuring elephants, tigers and other exotic animals.

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