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6/22/2021 <br />Circus Bans & Restrictions Around the World <br />108 partial or full bans in 34 states across North America <br />• Statewide bans in New Jersey, Hawaii, California & Colorado. <br />• Nationwide bans throughout Europe, Asia & Latin America. <br />EUROPE <br />•Austria: Nationwide ban on the use of wild animals in circuses <br />• Belgium: Nationwide ban on the use of most wild animals in circuses <br />(Parrots and camels are classed as domestic) <br />•Bosnia and Herzegovina: Nationwide ban on all animals in circuses <br />•Bulgaria: Nationwide ban on certain wild animal species in circuses, variety shows and other entertainment facilities <br />•Croatia: Nationwide ban on the use of wild animals in circuses <br />•Czech Republic: Nationwide ban on the use of certain species in circuses <br />-Cyprus: Nationwide ban on all animals in circuses <br />-Den mark: Nationwide ban on the use of certain species in circuses <br />•Estonia: Nationwide ban on the use of wild -born animals in circuses <br />:Finland: Nationwide ban on the use of certain species in circuses <br />France: Local bans in more than 30 cities <br />-Greece: Nationwide ban on all animals in circuses <br />•Hungary: Nationwide ban on the use of wild caught animals in circuses, the purchase and training of elephants and <br />primates for circus performances and the purchase, training and use of CITES (Appendix 1) listed species in circuses <br />•Ireland: Nationwide ban on the use of wild animals in circuses <br />• Latvia: Nationwide restrictions effectively banning use of wild -caught animals <br />• Malta: Nationwide ban on the use of all animals for performances, exhibitions, shows a training for the circus <br />-The Netherlands: Nationwide ban on the use and transport of animals in circuses, with exemptions for certain, <br />mostly domestic, species <br />-Norway: Use of wild species effectively banned nationwide- positive list of permitted animals only includes <br />domestic animals (apart from camels) <br />-Poland: Nationwide ban on the use of wild -born animals in circuses <br />•Portugal: Nationwide ban restricting the use of great apes in circuses and the acquisition and breeding of CITES <br />listed species <br />•Slovenia: Nationwide ban on the use of wild animals in circuses <br />•Spain: Local bans on the use of wild animals in circuses in many towns and cities including Barc=Iona <br />. <br />Sweden: Nationwide ban on the use of certain species in circuses <br />-UK: Nationwide ban on the use of wild animals in circuses <br />OCEANIA <br />-Australia: Local bans on the use of animals in circuses in <br />several towns including Hobsons Bay, Surf Coast Shire, <br />Parramata and Lismore <br />LATIN AMERICA <br />-Argentina: Local bans on the use of wild animals in circuses in over 20 <br />cities including a ban in the city of Buenos Aires <br />-Bolivia: Nationwide ban on the use of wild and domestic animals in <br />circuses <br />-Brazil: Local bans on the use of wild and domestic animals in circuses in <br />the districts of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Pernambuco, Paraiba, Rio <br />Grande do Sul, Espiritu Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Alagoas and a number <br />of bans in cities within another four Brazilian states <br />.Chile: Local bans on the use of wild and domestic animals in circuses in <br />the city of Santiago <br />-Colombia: Nationwide ban on the use of wild animals in circuses; local <br />ban on the use of animals in circuses in the capital, Bogota <br />.Costa Rica: Nationwide ban on the use of wild animals in circuses <br />-Ecuador; Nationwide ban on the use of native wild animals; restrictions <br />on the use of exotic animals; ban on the import of both native and exotic <br />wild animals with circuses <br />-El Salvador: Nationwide ban on the "Income, use or abuse of wildlife <br />species in all kinds of entertainment' <br />•Mexico: Nationwide ban on the use of wild animals in circuses <br />• Panama: Nationwide ban prohibiting "entry of wild animals for use in <br />static and travelling circuses and similar shows" <br />•Parguay: Nationwide ban on the use of wild animals in circuses <br />Pea.: Nationwide ban on the use of wild animals in circuses as well as a <br />local ban on all animals in Magdalena del Mar <br />ASIA <br />-India: Nationwide ban on the use of certain species in circuses <br />•Iran: Use of wild animals in circuses effectively banned <br />nationwide (no permits issued) <br />•Israel: Nationwide ban on the use of wild animals in circuses <br />•Singapore: Nationwide ban on the use of wild animals in <br />circuses <br />-Taiwan: Nationwide prohibition on the import or export of <br />protected wildlife for circuses <br />