Submitted on Thursday 1st December 2016
Rejected on Monday 5th December 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ban the use of wild animals in circuses
Housing is too small, inhibits natural behaviours and lacks enrichment (1). Training involves pain and fear.
Mental disorders and physical disorders arise:
Hyper-aggression
Self-mutilation
Decreased immune function
Ulcerative gastritis (2)
A proposed ban gathered ~95% public support (3).
1. Lossa, G., Soulsbury, C. and Harris, S. (2009). Are wild animals suited to a travelling circus life?. Animal Welfare, 18, pp.129-140.
2. Marino, L. and Frohoff, T. (2011). Towards a New Paradigm of Non-Captive Research on Cetacean Cognition. PLoS ONE, 6(9).
3. PETA UK. (2016). These 17 Countries That Have Banned Wild-Animal Circuses Are Making the UK Look Really Bad | PETA UK. [online] Available at: http://www.peta.org.uk/blog/these-17-countries-banned-wild-animal-circuses/
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