Behind the curtain : One of the last animal circuses

McLarens is one of the last circuses in the country that uses performing animals and their arrival in the Western Cape has attracted criticism. Animal rights campaigner Toni Brockhoven is calling for the practice to end, but the owner refutes any wrongdoing. EWN gets exclusive permission to film behind the scenes.

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