Stop Circus Suffering

Defra urged to respect will of Parliament and put in place a timetable for phasing out wild animals in circuses

Despite the debate in the House of Commons in June that resulted in a motion directing the Government to ban the use of wild animals in circuses before July 2012, recent Ministerial statements have indicated that Defra intend to pursue a licensing system instead.

Defra must comply with the will of Parliament and ban the use of wild animals in circuses

After four years in a zoo in Poland, Rhanee, the elephant that caught the heart of the nation during the cruelty trial of Mary Chipperfield, Roger Cawley and elephant keeper Michael (Steve) Gills, has passed away.

Following ADI’s very successful mass lobbying event the Government has been left in absolutely no doubt that the public and the House of Commons demands an outright ban on the use of wild animals in circuses rather than a system of licensing.

Overwhelming political support for a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses