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Click for a full list of areas in Australia with bans on Animal Circuses.


Parramatta City Council

2006 - David Borger is the mayor of Parramatta City Council. They have banned animal circuses from the area. Congratulations!

Wingecarribee Shire Council

Councillor Gordon Lewis is the Mayor of Wingecarribee Shire Council (Southern Highliands. He and his councillors voted in favour of a ban on Animal Circuses. Good work!

Hindmarsh-Woodville, Noarlunga, Marion, Tea Tree Gully, Elizabeth and Thebarton in South Australia

As at July 2006, all of these council areas in South Australia have banned Animal Circuses. Good work!

Newcastle, Blue Mountains, Warringah, Woollahra, Hornsby, Pittwater, Manly, Randwick, Ku-Ring-Gai, Lake Macquarie, and Liverpool

As at July 2006, all these councils in NSW have banned Animal Circuses. Good work!

Andersonstown Council, Belfast

This council bans any circus containing animals from performing on council land

Cork City Council

2008 - Donal Counihan is the mayor of Cork City Council. This council passed a motion that would ban any animal act circuses using council land

Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College

This is fantastic! a class at Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College (North Sydney) did a project on Captive Animals and one of the groups did a project on animals in the circus. The entire class learnt about the cruelty in animal circuses. Good Work!

Camden Council

Thumbs up to Camden Council which has banned circuses that use performing animals

SAFE New Zealand

SAFE in New Zealand is working tirelessly to rid that country of its last performing-animal circus and to free Jumbo the elephant from her years of circus slavery. See Free Jumbo Campaign

Baulkham Hills Council

Sonia Phillips is the mayor of Baulkham Hills Council. She and her fellow councillors approve animals being forced to perform in circuses. We have repeatedly tried to contact Sonia with information and been met with comments like "….we get a substantial amount of money from them (circuses)…and I’m not discussing it!"

Port Stephens Council

Josh Hodges and fellow councillors of Port Stephens council approve animals being forced to perform in circuses.They voted against a ban on animal circuses in 2007.

Lismore City Council

Merv King is the mayor of Lismore City Council. In 2007, he used his casting vote to defeat a ban on Animal Circuses. He and his fellow councillors approve animals being forced to perform in circuses. Shame on them!

Wollongong Council

Wollongong City Council has approved Animal Circuses even after we have communicated with them about the animal welfare problems with animal circuses. Shame on them.

Gosford Council

Gosford Council has approved Animal Circuses on their land even after we have communicated with them about the animal welfare problems with animal circuses. Shame on them.

Rockdale City Council

Councillor John Flowers is the mayor of Rockdale City Council. He and his fellow councillors approve animals being forced to perform in circuses. They have repeatedly refused to respond humanely to hundreds of requests (including requests from local residents and rate-payers) to ban animal circuses on council-controlled land.

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