Modern slavery couldn’t be closer to home for Biram Dah Abeid. The twelfth of thirteen children born to an enslaved mother, Biram was released from a life of servitude while still in the womb. His release was the dying act of his mother’s master in Mauritania, a country where the children of slaves become the property …

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is known for its long history of abusing animals. Although there is a growing awareness of how animals are treated at circuses, there is an insufficient number of people who actually realise the hellish life that the animals have to endure. Well-meaning parents take their children to see …

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