Martin Lacey (born 1947) is a circus ringmaster, company director and trainer of wild animals.
[3] In his heyday he appeared in UK television variety shows and was known as the “King Of The Cage”[4] and "the Man Fear Forgot".
[9][10][11] However, he defends his company's approach as follows: "The Circus takes veterinary advice from world-respected experts, not from campaign groups who too often seek to excite public sympathy in their quest for donations and support.".
[12] In October 2009 it was claimed by the BBC and the Captive Animals Protection Society[13] that many of the animals at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm near Bristol, including tigers and camels were owned by Lacey’s Great British Circus company, and the owners had been keeping the arrangement secret from visitors and from the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA).
Our tigers come from Linctrek Ltd., based in North West England, and do not belong to the Great British Circus, contrary to claims made".