- A child walks near a camel, beside a fence during a media tour organised by the circus workers union, to show the animals from some circuses that have already shut, in a town called Tizayuca, near Mexico City, March 9, 2015. Mexico is searching for homes for at least 2,000 tigers, elephants, giraffes, zebras and other exotic beasts that will soon be banned from the country’s circuses. Circus owners are worried about the fate of their animals, which they say are too expensive to keep once the ban kicks in, while government and zoo officials are grappling with a myriad of difficulties in relocating animals raised to perform tricks under the big top.The prohibition does not take effect until July 8, but many circuses have already shut down. The legislation stipulates that such animals should evolve in their natural habitat and aims to avoid animal cruelty that civil organizations have long lobbied against. Picture taken March 9, 2015. REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO – Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)
- A trainer stands next to a tiger during a show at the Cedeno Hermanos Circus in Mexico City March 9, 2015. Mexico is searching for homes for at least 2,000 tigers, elephants, giraffes, zebras and other exotic beasts that will soon be banned from the country’s circuses. Circus owners are worried about the fate of their animals, which they say are too expensive to keep once the ban kicks in, while government and zoo officials are grappling with a myriad of difficulties in relocating animals raised to perform tricks under the big top.The prohibition does not take effect until July 8, but many circuses have already shut down. The legislation stipulates that such animals should evolve in their natural habitat and aims to avoid animal cruelty that civil organizations have long lobbied against. Picture taken March 9, 2015. REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO – Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
- A pit bull dog named OJ wears sunglasses as he stands on The Embarcadero with his owner in San Francisco, California March 16, 2015. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES – Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
- A member of the Libyan pro-government forces feeds cats after street clashes with the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-Gaddafi rebels who have joined forces with Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, in Benghazi March 16, 2015. Picture taken March 16, 2015. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori (LIBYA – Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ANIMALS MILITARY)
- An 8-month-old cat walks with the help of a prosthetic two-wheel device, at a veterinary hospital in Chongqing municipality, March 16, 2015. The cat fell from the ninth to fifth floor of a building last November, its since undergone four major surgeries, which included removing parts of its organs and its rear legs, local media reported. Picture taken March 16, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA – Tags: ANIMALS HEALTH TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
- A veterinarian kisses an 8-month-old cat, wearing a prosthetic two-wheel device, at a veterinary hospital in Chongqing municipality, March 16, 2015. The cat fell from the ninth to fifth floor of a building last November, its since undergone four major surgeries, which included removing parts of its organs and its rear legs, local media reported. Picture taken March 16, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA – Tags: ANIMALS HEALTH) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
- A veterinarian fits an 8-month-old cat in a prosthetic two-wheel device, at a veterinary hospital in Chongqing municipality, March 16, 2015. The cat fell from the ninth to fifth floor of a building last November, its since undergone four major surgeries, which included removing parts of its organs and its rear legs, local media reported. Picture taken March 16, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA – Tags: ANIMALS HEALTH) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
- Pregnant elephant “Hoa” takes a bath in her pool at the “Ganesha Mandir” elephant temple of the zoo in Leipzig, eastern Germany, on March 17, 2015. Hoa is expected to give birth to her baby in the upcoming days. AFP PHOTO / DPA / JAN WOITAS +++ GERMANY OUT
- TOPSHOTS Visitors look at pregnant elephant “Hoa” swimming in her pool at the “Ganesha Mandir” elephant temple of the zoo in Leipzig, eastern Germany, on March 17, 2015. Hoa is expected to give birth to her baby in the upcoming days. AFP PHOTO / DPA / JAN WOITAS +++ GERMANY OUT
- A chital deer (Axis axis) and its two-month offspring are seen at the National Zoo of El Salvador, in San Salvador, on March 16, 2015. The fawn is the first to be born at the National Zoo and will be visible to the public from today on. AFP PHOTO / Marvin RECINOS
- A peacock displays his feathers on March 17, 2015 at the zoo in Magdeburg, eastern Germany. AFP PHOTO / DPA / JENS WOLF +++ GERMANY OUT