Submitted to All-Creatures by activist
Finley B.
February 2018
In 2017 Illinois and New York became the first states in the U.S. to ban
circus elephant acts. This means that any circus that still uses elephants
can no longer perform anywhere in the entire state of Illinois or New York.
Now in 2018 New Jersey is poised to take this even farther and completely
ban the use of any exotic animals in circuses, this includes elephants,
tigers, lions, and bears.
All animals, especially elephants, suffer terribly in the circus industry.
They lead lives of sadness, constant fear, and despair. This bill passed the
New Jersey legislature by votes of 66-2-2 in the General Assembly and by
31-0 in the State Senate. Unfortunately outgoing New Jersey Governor Chris
Christie decided to "pocket veto" the bill, which means that he declined to
sign it before leaving office.
But now New Jersey has a new governor and therefore renewed hope to end
circus suffering! A new revised circus bill will be presented to new
governor Phil Murphy for his approval. Please join me in asking governor
Murphy to sign this very important bill into law. The state of New Jersey
can lead the way to end circus suffering for all exotic animals in the
United States!text
Sign THIS ONLINE PETITION.
Recent update:
Dear supporters! A new and revised version of the anti-circus-cruelty bill is being drafted in the New Jersey legislature. Please continue to share this petition with everyone you know, we need to bring more awareness to the very important issue of circus cruelty! Please continue to email, Tweet, and share this petition on Facebook. To share on Facebook all you have to do is click the big blue button on the right of the petition. Thank you for your help, together we can end circus suffering!
Thank you for everything you do for animals!
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