Nobody was seriously hurt, but circus chiefs later said one man in the audience suffered cuts on his leg. For Deutscher Tierschutzbund the incident shows once again that a circus ban is needed at European level. “A ban on the use of wild animals in circuses is therefore not only necessary for animal welfare reasons, but also with regard to the safety of citizens.” said James Brückner, head of the Species Protection Department at Deutscher Tierschutzbund.