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Portuguese Circuses Hit By Ban


Animals  (tags: good news, portuguese circuses, animals banned, laws, animal welfare, wild animals, animal rights )

Simone
- 36 days ago - captiveanimals.org
The use of some wild animals will be phased-out in Portuguese circuses thanks to a new law introduced in October. The law prohibits the purchase of all species of primates, bears, seals, hippopotamuses, penguins, crocodiles, elephants, big cats, sea
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Simone D. (882)
Monday October 19, 2009, 9:54 am
For UK only for a ban there please send - WHAT YOU CAN DO

Please ask your MP to write to Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Minister of State (Minister for Food, Farming and Environment), urging him to bring in a ban on animal circuses, as is happening elsewhere around the world.

If you do not know who your MP is, click here (you can also send an e-mail direct to your MP from this website).

You can also write to Jim Fitzpatrick yourself asking him to implement a ban:

Jim Fitzpatrick MP
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR
E-mail: ps.jim.fitzpatrick@defra.gsi.gov.uk
 

KRISTEN B. (107)
Monday October 19, 2009, 1:59 pm
THANK YOU SIMONE.
 

Rhonda Maness (450)
Monday October 19, 2009, 4:22 pm
Thanks Simone
 

Carole W. (47)
Tuesday October 20, 2009, 7:03 am
Noted. Sent emails to my MP and Mr Fitzpatrick.
 

Cynthia Davis (222)
Tuesday October 20, 2009, 8:17 pm
TY Simone
 
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