Wild Animals in Circuses Act 2019 (2019 Chapter 24). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision to prohibit the use of wild animals in travelling circuses. Subject Livestock, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Animal welfare Animal health Inspection Authorization/permit Ranching/captive breeding Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act of declares use of wild animals in travelling circuses to be an offence and defines penalties for such offence. A circus operator uses a wild animal in a travelling circus if the animal performs or is exhibited as part of the circus. “Wild animal” means an animal other than one of a kind that is commonly domesticated in the Great Britain. The Schedule makes provision regarding inspections for the purposes of this Act. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk