Congress: Bill to end use of wild animals in circuses unveiled
Congressman Rep. Jim Moran, Bob Barker, and Jorja Fox announce new Bill to end animal suffering. Measures that could see an end to elephants, lions, tigers, monkeys and bears touring with circuses have been unveiled today at a press conference attended by Bob Barker, Jorja Fox, Animal Defenders International (ADI), and the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS). The Travelling Exotic Animal Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), will restrict the use of exotic and non-domesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions.
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Photo gallery of the historic unveiling of the Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act, H.R. 3359
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