The Wild Animals in Captivity Protection Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict.

c. 33), long title An Act for the prevention of cruelty to wild animals in captivity, was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, given royal assent on 6 August 1900 and since repealed.

To "cruelly abuse, infuriate, tease, or terrify" it, or to permit another to do so, was also an offence.

The penalty was imprisonment with or without hard labour for up to three months, or a fine of up to five pounds.

Any action done in the course of killing or preparing an animal for food was exempt, as was any act permitted by the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876, or the hunting of any animal provided that it had not been released in a mutilated or injured state.