https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Israel Galvan, the brooding star of modern flamenco, is used to conjuring up miracles on stage. But in his new show Galvan has to herd cats. https://www.thelocal.es/20180919/flamenco-star-galvan-herds-cats-in-new-circus-show Wed, 19 Sep 2018 11:50:46 +0200 flamenco-star-galvan-herds-cats-in-new-circus-show An elephant died and four others were injured Monday when a circus truck carrying them crashed on a Spanish highway, prompting an elaborate rescue after the animals tipped onto the road. https://www.thelocal.es/20180403/elephant-killed-when-circus-truck-overturned-on-spanish-motorway Tue, 03 Apr 2018 10:00:00 +0200 elephant-killed-when-circus-truck-overturned-on-spanish-motorway The circus animal made a bid for freedom, stopping traffic and alarming onlookers as it strolled through a busy road in the town of Palos de la Frontera, near Huelva in southwestern Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20160505/escaped-hippo-waddles-through-spanish-beach-town Thu, 05 May 2016 18:15:59 +0200 escaped-hippo-waddles-through-spanish-beach-town The tragic end for Mallorca’s runaway apes has raised questions about ethics of keeping such primates caged. https://www.thelocal.es/20150507/escaped-chimp-found-drowned-after-mate-shot Thu, 07 May 2015 12:26:56 +0200 escaped-chimp-found-drowned-after-mate-shot With somersaulting lizard-men and a soaked contortionist hand-standing in her underwear, international circus troupe Cirque du Soleil seeks to reconquer Europe with its latest tour launching in Madrid on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150507/cirque-du-soleil Thu, 07 May 2015 11:08:13 +0200 cirque-du-soleil The local council in the southern Spanish city of Malaga has announced that animal circuses will be banned in the city as it unveils a new federation for the protection of animal rights. https://www.thelocal.es/20141215/malaga-bans-animal-circuses-animal-rights-spain Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:05:00 +0100 malaga-bans-animal-circuses-animal-rights-spain A Spanish animal rights group is suing a circus worker who left a bear tied to a lamp post in the middle of a hail storm while he went to a bar to have a drink. https://www.thelocal.es/20140916/drunk-tamer-ties-bear-to-lamppost-in-hail-storm Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:40:54 +0200 drunk-tamer-ties-bear-to-lamppost-in-hail-storm A tamer was viciously attacked by the tiger he was performing with during a circus act in Madrid on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20131209/video-tiger-mauls-tamer-mid-circus-act Mon, 09 Dec 2013 12:11:00 +0100 video-tiger-mauls-tamer-mid-circus-act The Spanish region of Catalonia on Tuesday launched a bid to ban circus shows using animals, two years after it put a stop to bullfighting. https://www.thelocal.es/20131030/animal-loving-catlans-back-circus-animal-ban Wed, 30 Oct 2013 11:15:00 +0100 animal-loving-catlans-back-circus-animal-ban A Catalan senator has claimed that Spanish circuses are breaking international laws by using endangered Asian elephants that were captured in the wild. https://www.thelocal.es/20130524/senator-slams-circus-use-of-endangered-elephants Fri, 24 May 2013 16:47:00 +0200 senator-slams-circus-use-of-endangered-elephants