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Scottish Parliament passes wild animal circus ban!

20 December 2017 · ADI, Animal Defenders International, circus ban, Scotland, scottish circus ban, stop circus suffering, Thomas Chipperfield, Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (Scotland) Bill · 0 comments

Animal Defenders International (ADI) congratulates the Scottish Parliament for being the first nation in the UK to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses.

Wales must ban wild animal acts to stop circus suffering

14 December 2017 · ADI, Animal Defenders International, circus ban, Circus Mondao, Lesley Griffith, professor stephen harris, Rhys Ifans, stop circus suffering, Thomas Chipperfield, wales circus ban, welsh circus ban, wild animal act ban, wild animals in circuses · 1 comment

Animal Defenders International (ADI) has renewed its call for the Welsh Government to prohibit the use of wild animals in circuses following today’s statement from Lesley Griffiths AM, Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs.

Ireland bans wild animals in circuses!

10 November 2017 · 0 comments

Announcement follows historic ban in Italy, and will take effect next year

VICTORY! Italy has banned ALL animals in circuses!

8 November 2017 · circus ban, europe, italian senate, italy, italy circus ban, Jan Creamer, stop circus suffering, teapspa, Tim Phillips, wild animal act ban, wild animal acts · 6 comments

The final vote on the bill to phase out ALL animals in circuses and travelling shows took place on November 8th 2017 in the Assembly of the Italian Parliament and is now law!

The show sadly goes on for ex-Ringling big cats in Europe

16 October 2017 · ADI, alexander lacey, Animal Defenders International, circus, circus ban, wild animal acts · 2 comments

Former Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus big cat trainer Alexander Lacey is back perfoming in Europe following his controversial departure from the US last month.

Urge your MSP to attend circus bill debate THIS THURSDAY!

3 October 2017 · Animal Defenders International, chipperfield, circus ban, circus ban scotland, scottish circus bill, stop circus suffering, wild animal act ban · 0 comments

The bill to ban wild animals in circuses in Scotland will be debated this Thursday 5 October so please contact your MSP today urging them to support the proposed legislation which would see Scotland become the first UK nation to stop circus suffering!