Stop Circus Suffering

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.

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.

The Ukraine, in Eastern Europe, currently hosts dozens of animal circuses and shows. With proposals to ban the use of animals in circuses under discussion in parliament, could an end to the suffering finally be in sight?

Hopes that the Welsh government would be the first country in the UK to break the deadlock and ban the use of wild animals in circuses have been dashed. Instead of decisive action, a weaker registration system is being considered.

ADI and ARAN warn that more banished animal circus acts may soon follow their lead