Stop Circus Suffering

In a letter to Animal Defenders International, Jim Fitzpatrick MP, the minister for animal welfare at Defra, reiterated his earlier indication that the Labour government intend to pursue a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses.

Animal Defenders International’s Stop Circus Suffering campaign makes major breakthrough

Great British Circus abuse revealed

ADI has asked the Greek Ministry of Agriculture and the Greek Embassy in the UK to investigate after a local organisation filmed an elephant being abused, beaten and dragged with a bullhook, in Circo Massimo in Florina.

In October 2005 ADI launched a major Stop Circus Suffering campaign in Portugal, with our campaign partner ANIMAL.

Portugal’s General Department of Veterinary (DGV) has been asked to investigate, after a local resident of Tavira witnessed one of the elephants of the Victor Hugo Cardinalli Circus in poor condition collapsed to the ground and remained there.