Government announcement follows campaign by animal charities and evidence of elephant being beaten by trainersLaws to stop tigers, camels, zebras and snakes being used as performing animals in circuses have been announced by the government.The environment minister Jim Paice told MPs he hoped the laws would be brought in before the end of the parliament in 2015.Currently between 35 and 50 wild animals are thought to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:45PM on March 1, 2012