Rejected petition Make animal circuses in the UK illegal to prevent animal cruelty

Animals such as elephants and tigers are often brought to the UK to be forced to learn to do tricks that watchers seem to find amusing. It is not talent of the animals, it is fear. They are abused with whips, muzzles and many more forms of torture. They are also chained up in constant confinement.

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-animal training sessions
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/178657

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Date submitted 13 March 2017
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