GETTY Italy has banned all wild animals in circuses.
Rules on how Italy will implement phasing out all animals used in circuses will be set out within one year by a Ministerial decree.
There are 100 circuses in Italy and an average of 2,000 animals forced to perform in shows across the mediterranean nation.
Jan Creamer, ADI President, said: “Travelling from place to place, week after week, using temporary collapsible cages and pens, circuses simply cannot provide for the needs of the animals.
Wales and Scotland are also in talks to ban animals in circuses.
GETTY Animal rights campaigners have protested against animals in circuses.
Animals in captivity Fri, August 5, 2016 Throughout the world animals are still being used for testing and performing in circuses. »