Animal Welfare In Circuses (No. 2)

EDM number 976 in 2008-09, proposed by Mark Pritchard on 04/03/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Animal welfare.

That this House notes with concern the continuing use of non-domesticated animals in circuses and more recently the re-introduction of elephants by the Great British Circus; is increasingly concerned by the delay of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in reporting on increasing amounts of evidence surrounding poor animal welfare standards in circuses; believes that the report of the Chair of the Circus Working Group fails to provide reliable information on this subject; supports the work of the Captive Animals Protection Society and others in achieving an end to animal use in circuses; and urges the Government to maintain its commitment to ban the use of non-domesticated animals in travelling circuses and to limit the use of domesticated species under a strict, accountable and open licensing system.

This motion has been signed by a total of 78 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.