The Welsh Government has launched a consultation into legislation to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in Wales.

The eight week consultation will seek the public’s views.

There are no circuses using wild animals based in Wales, but when they visit there have been calls to ban the practice.

Under the proposed bill, travelling circuses will not be permitted to use wild animals.

We believe that wild animals should be treated with dignity and respect as sentient beings, and not objectified or perceived as commodities for our entertainment. abinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths

The consultation will be open to responses until 26 November 2018.

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