French lawmakers vote to end wild animals being used in live circus shows as part of a wide-ranging animal rights legislation
The changes will bring France into step with more than 20 European countries that have either banned or heavily restricted the use of animals for entertainment.
According to the legislation, performances of wild animals will be prohibited in two years and owning them outlawed in seven years, under the wide-ranging animal rights legislation that has been under debate since 2020. "It's an arbitrary law because there are not mistreated animals in our circuses," William Kerwich, head of the circus animal trainers' union, told the AFP news agency.The foundation of France's most famous animal advocate, veteran actress Brigitte Bardot, on the other hand, welcomed it as "a major advance for the animal rights cause in France".
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