The Captive Animals’ Protection Society (CAPS) is very pleased to find that, having made a return to using horses in their act last season, Paulo’s Circus Americano (Paulo’s) have decided [...]

The Captive Animals’ Protection Society (CAPS) was deeply concerned and issued a formal complaint to ITV when it learnt that two Humboldt penguins were used on The Jonathan Ross Show [...]

In January last year, campaigners from the Captive Animals’ Protection Society were pleased to hear that the Scottish Government would not be offering taxpayers money to fund the, heavily criticised, [...]

Defra Called to Come Clean on Plans for Wild Animals in Circuses. Charities may turn to the High Court for Answers. Today, The Born Free Foundation and the Captive Animals’ [...]

CAPS and its coalition partners have renewed calls to the British Government to ban the use of wild animals in circuses as the “legal obstacles” that Ministers claim have prevented [...]

To all of our wonderful supporters and followers, Everyone here at CAPS would like to thank you all for your support over the last twelve months and would like to [...]

Welfare groups have boycotted talks on Government proposals to license the use of wild animals in circuses which, they say, will not protect animals from suffering. CAPS, along with other [...]

Registered charities, CAPS and the Born Free Foundation, have campaigned to prevent the “primarily commercial” deal to bring pandas to Edinburgh Zoo since the plans were first mooted back in 2008. It is with sadness that we [...]

CAPS was pleased to hear in recent days that three elephants currently living in a Toronto zoo will be allowed to live out their days in peace at the PAWS [...]

CAPS has been informed that another circus could be using domestic animals within their shows.The Cirque Normandie has allegedly made the addition of horses to the show. CAPS is against [...]