The Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Act 2020 (asp 3) is an act of the Scottish Parliament, which bans circuses from using wild animals.

[1] Wild animals were hunted and captured in the colonies on an increasing scale in the second half of the nineteenth century with high mortality rates for the animals[1] Some researchers have concluded that the species of non-domesticated animals commonly kept in circuses appear the least suited to a circus life on a wide variety of metrics.

[5] Originally, MSPs raised concerns with the bill, including a lack of definitions, but it was voted through to the next stage.

[5] The Scottish Parliament was the first legislature of the UK to ban the use of wild animals in circus performances.

[8] In response to the bill, Martin Burton of the Association of Circus Proprietors, told MSPs that a law based on the proposed ethical grounds "will eventually close your zoos".