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Bear Who Spent His Life In A Cage Is Thrilled To Play In Snow

On Sunday, the last day of Shrine Circus' three-day run at an arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, several kinds of animals were tethered in the middle of the arena, giving rides to children, when chaos suddenly broke out.

Video Shows What Happens When Scared Camel Is Forced To Give Rides 

Marineland is a park that’s steeped in controversy — a young beluga has wasted away and died, and a walrus has appeared emaciated and sickly during performances.

Animals Keep Secretly Dying At This Mysterious Marine Park

An African elephant named Kenia had a very brief taste of freedom this week, when she broke through the electric fence of her circus enclosure just to explore her surroundings.

Circus Elephant Gets A Brief Taste Of What Freedom Feels Like

Update 1/22/2018: A judge has ruled that Nosey will not be going back to her owner.

Exhausted Circus Elephant Gets Her First Taste Of Freedom In Decades

Animals Stuck At Zoo Just Want To Be Free 

Amid the ruins of the war-ravaged city of Aleppo, Syria, are the remnants of what was once a zoo — and people just arrived to save the last animals who have managed to survive there.

Rescuers Just Arrived To Save The Starving Animals At War-Torn Zoo

Here's How Lions And Tigers Get To The Circus

In a photograph taken at an Italian zoo, a brown bear leans his body against the concrete wall of his enclosure.

Animals In Captivity

10 Lions Saved From Canned Hunting Touch Grass For The First Time

Watch these lions touch grass for the very first time 💛💛💛

This Guy Gives Up Everything To Rescue Dogs From Hell

This guy gave up his old life to change the world for dogs ❤️

Bear Who Spent His Life In A Cage Is Thrilled To Play In Snow

This bear has never known life outside a cage — watch his first time playing in snow!

Video Shows What Happens When Scared Camel Is Forced To Give Rides

These animals don't belong in a circus 💔

Animals Keep Secretly Dying At This Mysterious Marine Park

“Whatever is going on at Marineland right now, it’s bad news.”

Circus Elephant Gets A Brief Taste Of What Freedom Feels Like

She broke out of her enclosure and decided to take a "short and peaceful excursion."

Exhausted Circus Elephant Gets Her First Taste Of Freedom In Decades

Nosey just went to a sanctuary — and people are fighting to make sure she can stay there.

Animals Stuck At Zoo Just Want To Be Free

These zoo animals all have one thing in common — they just want out 😢

Rescuers Just Arrived To Save The Starving Animals At War-Torn Zoo

"These suffering animals deserve to be heard and seen.”

Here's How Lions And Tigers Get To The Circus

This is what happens to a big cat before he performs in the circus.

Bears Who Live In Concrete Pit At Zoo Are So Depressed

They walk back and forth in circles with nowhere to go.

Zoo Orangutan Gets A Surprise Visitor

One small encounter can mean so much to an animal trapped in a zoo.