Written Question · S3W-24919 · Session 3
Further to the answer to question S3W-24585 by Richard Lochhead on 15 June 2009, what regulations cover the welfare of wild animals in trav…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-24585 by Richard Lochhead on 15 June 2009, what regulations cover the welfare of wild animals in travelling circuses.
The answer
There are no regulations which specifically cover the welfare of wild animals in travelling circuses. However, section 24 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 requires the person responsible for animals, including circus animals, to take reasonable steps to ensure that the needs of the animals are met.
These needs include:
(a) its need for a suitable environment,
(b) its need for a suitable diet,
(c) its need to be able to exhibit normal behaviour patterns,
(d) any need it has to be housed with, or apart from, other animals and
(e) its need to be protected from suffering, injury and disease.
These needs include:
(a) its need for a suitable environment,
(b) its need for a suitable diet,
(c) its need to be able to exhibit normal behaviour patterns,
(d) any need it has to be housed with, or apart from, other animals and
(e) its need to be protected from suffering, injury and disease.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-24919 by reference.