ePetition - Ban animal acts in circuses in Brighton & Hove
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Ban animal acts in circuses in Brighton & Hove
Other councils in the British Isles have banned animal acts as have many other countries around the world. There are many good circuses using only human acts. Using animals to perform in a circus is out of date and undignified for the animal.
The petition will be presented to the Council meeting on the 23 October 2014.
This ePetition ran from 08/07/2014 to 22/10/2014 and has now finished.
141 people signed this ePetition.
Council response
Response provided by the Chair of the Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee at their meeting on 25 November 2014
“While the Economic Development & Culture Committee was considering the annual renewal of the application for Zippo’s Circus, a request arose for this Committee to review the Animal Welfare Charter.
At our meeting on 1 July 2014, Members considered an officer report on updating the Charter.
The Committee was asked to consider authorising a consultation for removing or retaining the exemption in the Charter relating to performances involving equestrian acts on council land. The recommendation was put to the vote which was not carried.
Having considered the issues in depth in July, and in the
absence of any new information which would lead to a different
decision, it is not proposed to call for another
report”.