Use of wild animals banned in 21 circuses in Kolkata

The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has banned keeping and exhibiting wild animals in 21 circuses in Kolkata. This is attributed to ill treatment of the wild animals like elephants, rhinoceros. The environment ministry has given the mandate to CZA to look after wild animals kept in confinement and it includes circuses and zoos.
Many circuses usually have elephants, hippopotamuses and exotic birds like macaw, cockatoo, African grey parrots and all of these need clearance from the CZA. In 1999, tigers and leopards were banned from circuses.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 8 December 2016.

CZA had commissioned photo and video footage of animals kept in circuses which revealed that the conditions in which they were kept were far below the recommended standards. The CZA has, therefore, directed the chief wildlife wardens in all the states to rehabilitate elephants from the 21 circuses.
"Non-wild animals" like horses, camels and dogs have been exempted from the ban.


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