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Mexico Circus Owners Say They Might Need to Kill Their Animals

The head of Mexico's circus owners' association says his group's animals may die or be put down because of a ban on animal acts in circuses.

Armando Cedeno said new laws banning the use of animals made no provision for who will support the big cats, elephants, zebras and other animals when they can no longer work. Food and care for some of the animals can cost close to $100 per day.

"If we can't feed them, we're going to have to put them to sleep. We don't have any other option," said Cedeno, who . . .

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