Question 3881 — animals

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Ms. Samantha Cazebonne questions the Minister of Culture about the exploitation of wild animals in circuses. The circus arts are multiple and, from tightrope walkers to magicians, including acrobats or jugglers, have no need for the presence of wild animals to display all their richness. However, circuses cannot provide wild animals with conditions likely to meet their primary needs. In cage or attached, forced to perform tricks learned through training, to live alone when they are social and to live in groups when they are solitary, they develop stereotypies which are all signs of their suffering, contrary to the idyllic images presented in certain school textbooks. Furthermore, a France Info investigation published on November 6, 2017 showed that lion cubs could be rented to individuals by certain circuses, in total disregard of the law and regulations in force. The tiger escaped from its cage and then shot by its trainer in the streets of Paris on November 24, 2017 also shows that the safety of humans threatened by their presence in shows is only ensured at the cost of strong constraints or even by the killing of the animals. This is why 29 countries, including several European ones, have already banned completely the presence of animals in circuses. In view of these elements, she wanted to know the Government's intentions regarding the exploitation of wild animals in certain circus practices and what collaboration could be put in place with the Ministry of Ecological and Inclusive Transition as well as that of National Education on this issue.

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