New law bans animals in the ring

La Paz - Bolivia has enacted what animal rights defenders are calling the world's first law that prohibits the use of animals in circuses.

A handful of other countries have banned the use of wild animals in circuses, but the Bolivian ban includes domestic animals as well.

The law, which states that the use of animals in circuses "constitutes an act of cruelty", took effect on July 1 and operators have a year to comply, according to the bill's sponsor, Representative Ximena Flores.

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