The ISPCA are now calling for a national ban.
Dublin city councillors passed a motion on Monday night to ban circuses with wild animals from the council’s land.
The passing of the motion, which was put forward by Sinn Féin Councillor Noeleen Reilly, was welcomed by the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA), who, along with Reilly, are calling for a ban to be introduced nationwide.
Speaking after the Dublin City Council meeting on Monday night, Reilly said: “I am delighted my motion was passed. This is a cruel outdated practice that holds no place in modern Ireland.
Delighted my motion passed tonight to ban the use of Wild animals in Circuses in Dublin City. @ISPCA1
— Nollaigín Ní Raghallaigh (@NollaiginR) July 25, 2016
“Training and torturing animals to perform tricks for our entertainment in an unnatural environment is inhumane and degrading.
“Not only that but animals are chained or caged for up to 24 hours a day and are only let out to perform.
“I want to commend all the local Authorities who have passed similar motions to date and now call on the Minister to listen to what the councils are telling him and to ban this practice from the state immediately.
“I also want to thank the ISPCA and Animal Rights Action Network who have championing this issue for years and have brought much public awareness to this campaign.”
Fantastic news! You can sign the petition to ban the use of wild animals in circuses here – https://t.co/8esIclsHZA https://t.co/yVwDwNB7j6
— ISPCA (@ISPCA1) July 26, 2016
The ISPCA are calling on people to sign a petition in an effort to see the ban introduced nationwide. Check it out here.
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