Circuses: Wild Animals
(asked on 26th February 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many wild animals of each species are licensed for use in travelling circuses in (a) England and (b) the rest of the UK.
This question was answered on 1st March 2018
There are currently 18 wild animals licensed by Defra for use by travelling circuses in England. The 18 wild animals are 6 Reindeer; 3 Camels; 3 Zebra; 3 Racoons; 1 Fox; 1 Macaw; and 1 Zebu.
There are no similar licensing schemes for wild animals in travelling circuses in the rest of the UK.