Rejected petition Ban the use of all animals in circuses

This petition calls for a ban on the use of all animals in circuses in the UK, wild and domesticated.

Whether it be the long journeys, brutal training regimes or constant confinement, animals have no place in the circus. It is archaic, extremely cruel, and has no place in the modern world.

More details

http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-in-entertainment/circuses/ (applies to all animals, including domesticated animals such as cats which have been found to be abused in circuses such as Zippos).

http://www.peta.org.uk/blog/these-17-countries-banned-wild-animal-circuses/

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/images/pdf/factfiles/circus.pdf

Circuses cannot meet the many needs of any animal. The RSPCA has called for an “outright ban” on animals being used in circuses, due to it being unnatural and cruel.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/162630

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Date submitted 20 October 2016
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