Member of Parliament
Trudy Harrison
Member since
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14 May 2024
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HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)Q In the interest of animal welfare, is it more important that we ban the wild animals from accompanying the circus, or that we have a transition plan in place for each and every…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)Q The RSPCA referred to the requirement for police constables to carry out checks and enforcement, as well as inspectors. Can you talk us through that? Dr Ros Clubb: Certainly. It…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)Q What would be the consequences of not having police constables available to do that? Dr Ros Clubb: We feel it would be more restrictive in terms of what could be investigated.…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)Q And the very nature of a travelling circus means that it is transient, so we must have people available there and then to inspect. Dr Ros Clubb: Exactly. Any illegal use of…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)Q This bans the use of wild animals. I had an initial thought: “Why would any travelling circus take a redundant wild animal along with it, because it would cost money to feed…21 May 2019
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