PARIS: France said on Tuesday it planned to"gradually" ban mink farms in the country as well the use of wild animals in travelling circuses and the breeding of dolphins and orcas in captivity.
"It is time that our ancestral fascination with these wild beings no longer means they end up in captivity," Pompili added. The measures are sure to be resisted by the French fur industry, which has fought a dogged rearguard action in recent years against luxury fashion houses going fur-free.French circuses us around 500 wild animals at the moment, according to the profession.
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