Traveling circuses and petting zoos will be banned in Kazakhstan starting January 1, 2025.

“The regulation will come into effect on January 1, 2025. From January of the following year, the operations of traveling circuses and zoos will cease,” announced Minister Nysanbaev at a briefing on Tuesday, December 17 of this year.

Traveling aquariums and zoos will also be banned, but this will not affect the operations of stationary circuses.

The minister added that the prohibition on mobile facilities will be the first step toward this regulation.