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WILD ANIMALS IN CIRCUSES
FOURTH REPORT OF SESSION 2013-14, VOL. 1: REPORT, TOGETHER WITH FORMAL MINUTES, ORAL AND WRITTEN EVIDENCE |
| By: |
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural , Anne McIntosh |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0215060016 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780215060013 |
| Publisher: |
TSO |
| Pub. date: |
9 July, 2013 |
| Series: |
House of Commons Papers |
| Pages: |
15 |
| Synopsis: |
The Committee believes the Government plans to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses from late 2015 in England, should be more clearly and tightly defined. The Committee recommends the draft Bill should have a schedule that contains a proscribed list of animals which can no longer be used in travelling circuses. They believe there should be a ban on big cat species and elephants, but not on say, camels, racoons, zebras or snakes. There should also be powers in the future to amend the list to reflect prevailing social and cultural attitudes. The Committee does not agree that clause 1(2) should be amended as suggested by the RSPCA and others to match provision in the 2012 Regulations. Clause 1 prohibits circus operators from using wild animals in travelling circuses in England for performance or exhibition. This would leave open to travelling circuses to keep wild animals and travel with them without requiring them to perform or be exhibited. The RSPCA suggests the courts should have a power to disqualify offenders from keeping wild animals.The Committee disagrees believing the present fine is an appropriate penalty as the offence does not apply to welfare and disqualification proceedings are already available under other legislation. Any ban would be desirable to apply to the whole of the UK and the Committee urges Defra to reach a co-ordinated position with their counterparts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland before 2015. |
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UK |
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