What affects us affects cats
The present government intends to ban wild animals from travelling circuses in England. Such animals include tigers, lions and zebras. The government is drafting a bill to be included in the Queen’s speech. The Queen’s speech sets out the government’s proposed legislative programme for the year ahead. This very welcome move by the government …
You go to the circus and watch the tigers perform their usual tricks (note: I don’t like that bit of the story). You decide that you need to go to the toilet and while you are out having a wee, an announcement is made in the circus ring that a tiger has escaped. You …
by Michael Photo by wolfsavard (Flickr) About 40 years ago only a few people gave a second thought as to whether circus tigers were a bad thing. The world has changed and people are becoming more sensitive to what is right for the animal not what we find entertaining. One recent reason for this …
