The Animal Rights Coalition has presented its manifesto to MPs outside Parliament, urging legislators to put an end to animal circuses.

The group said animals should not be kept in captivity and used for entertainment purposes.

They also pointed out that while the Government was claiming its hands were tied by an EU directive, other EU countries had moved to ban animal circuses. The coalition will be holding a protest on December 12 in Valletta.

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