#Act4 Wildlife Environment Secretary Michael Gove has today (1 May) announced a new Bill to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses. UK Government bans wild animals in circuses 1 May 2019
#Act4 Wildlife From 2022 the granting of these grants will be conditioned to a cessation in the use of wild animals The Spanish Ministry of Culture to end subsidies for circuses with animals by 2022 25 April 2019 AAP
#Act4 Wildlife Animal advocates congratulate the city of Madrid for banning wild animals from circuses Circuses with wild animals banned from the Madrid Capital Region 27 March 2019
#Act4 Wildlife In particular, wild animals in circuses should be a thing of the past, with an increasing number of organisations calling for a ban at EU level. EU leaders should work harder to protect wild animals (and citizens) 3 March 2019 AAP
#Act4 Wildlife The use of wild animals in travelling circuses generates strongly held opinions and a considerable degree of public and political interest. Summary of Welsh public consultation on wild animals in travelling circuses is available 24 January 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Animal rights group PETA US has become a shareholder in Tui as it steps up a campaign against the travel group selling tickets to SeaWorld marine parks. Tui travel group under pressure to stop selling SeaWorld tickets 18 January 2019
#Act4 Wildlife "An important act, due but not taken for granted" LAV president Felicetti shares his views on the future of circus animals in Italy 9 January 2019 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife On Wednesday 4 July in Osnabrück an elephant of the Circus Krone fell over the spectator area during a performance. Elephant nearly crushes audience in Krone Circus 9 July 2018
#Act4 Wildlife After years of campaigning against circuses with animals, on 25 May 2018 the Slovak Parliament adopted a landmark amendment to the Veterinary Act introducing an ban on the use of wild animals in circuses. SLOBODA ZVIERAT: Slovakia bans wild animals in circuses and introduces mandatory microchipping for dogs 4 June 2018 Sloboda Zvierat
#Act4 Wildlife Animal Defenders International (ADI) has welcomed the decision by Defra (UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) to refuse big cat circus trainer Thomas Chipperfield a licence to perform in England. DEFRA to refuse a big cat circus trainer a licence 19 April 2018
#Act4 Wildlife Former Ringling Brothers Barnum Bailey Circus big cat trainer Alexander Lacey is back performing in Europe following his controversial departure from the US last month. The show sadly goes on for ex-Ringling big cats in Europe. 18 October 2017 ADI
