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Wild circus animals ban plans clear final hurdle in Senedd

Lions and tigers will no longer be performing when the big top comes to town in Wales.

Plans for a new law banning wild animals in circuses in Wales have passed their final vote in the Senedd and now await royal assent.

It follows moves to outlaw the practice in Scotland and England.

Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths said the ban was "overdue" and the legislation represented a "significant step forwards for wild animals in Wales and beyond".

The law is due to come into force on 1 December.

The proposals have been welcomed by the RSPCA but a man described as Britain's last lion tamer, Thomas Chipperfield, has called them "illiberal".