RSPCA calls for support for circus ban

Wednesday, 10 March 2010 20:07

Pet health care and welfare charity, the RSPCA, is calling for the public to support a ban on travelling circuses in England from using wild animals. Many concerns have been raised about the health care and general wellbeing of circus animals.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has launched an online questionnaire which closes next Monday (March 15th), following the RSPCA's Big Stop campaign, to glean public opinion.

The RSPCA wants the use of wild circus animals to be banned within six months of legislation being passed and for them to be re-homed in zoos and sanctuaries.

Thousands of people have already contacted their MPs in support of the proposed ban. As the window for completing the questionnaire draws to a close, the RSPCA is making a final push to encourage the public to speak up for animals' health care.

According to the charity, circus animals are often kept in close confinement away from their natural environment and made to perform abnormal tasks purely for entertainment.

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Posted by Josie