RSPCA

Thank you for your continued support with our ‘Big Stop’ campaign.  Thousands of you took action and wrote to your MP asking for a ban on wild animals in circuses in England.  The good news is the government is asking for your views on the use of wild animals in circuses in England, including whether they should be banned.  One of the options is a ban, but we still need your help!  Please complete defra's online questionnaire, we only have until 15th March 2010, so please act now!

Why take action?

• Animals are kept in circuses purely for the purpose of entertaining the public rather than any more fundamental benefit. 

• Did you know that circus animals are kept for most of the time in close confinement, often in abnormal social groups, exposed to forced movement, human handling, noise, vibration, cage motion and confinement?

• The types of behaviours that animals in circuses are trained to perform are completely unnatural (e.g. elephants trained to sit on a tub; tigers jumping through hoops).

How can I help put a stop to this?

Step 1: Print and read these guidelines from the RSPCA
Step 2: Go to the defra website to answer the online questionnaire
Step 3: Please tell a friend

 PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW!