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Dismore, Andrew
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on progress in relation to improving the welfare of circus animals with particular reference to winter quarters.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on progress in relation to improving the welfare of circus animals with particular reference to winter quarters.
Asked by
Andrew Dismore
(Labour)
Answered by
Mike O'Brien
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
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Answered
Tabled on
24 July 2000
For answer on
27 July 2000
Answered on
27 July 2000
Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on progress in relation to improving
the welfare of circus animals with particular reference to winter quarters. [133135]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: There are already laws covering the welfare of circus and other captive animals. It is an offence under the
Protection of Animals Act 1911 to cause them unnecessary suffering. Under the Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925, the police
and local authorities have inspection powers, and can take action through the courts if the training or exhibiting of any performing
animal is accompanied by cruelty. The Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 1997 safeguards the welfare of animals when they are
being moved between sites.
The Government have no current plans to introduce other statutory measures for the welfare of animals in travelling circuses. It is,
however, helping the Association of Circus Proprietors to prepare a related Code of Practice.
We have accepted that circus winter quarters should be subject to licensing controls, to ensure basic standards of animal welfare.
There is at present little prospect of a slot for this in the Government's legislative programme.
Any Private Member's Bill brought forward on the subject--such as that introduced this Session by the hon. Friend the Member for
Southend, West (Mr. Amess)-- will be carefully considered.
Subjects
Animal housing; Animal welfare; Animals; Circuses; Statutory instruments
Date
27 July 2000
Reference
354 c895W; 133135
House
House of Commons