PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Animal Welfare: Circuses (12 March 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) wild animals and (b) different species of animal are licensed under the Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012.
Asked by:
Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative)
Asked by:
Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative)
Answer
There are currently 19 wild animals licensed to be used by travelling circuses in England under the Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012. This includes: 7 reindeer, 3 camels, 3 zebra, 3 snakes, an ankole, a fox, and a raccoon.
Answered by:
George Eustice (Conservative)
17 March 2015
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