14th Massachusetts town bans traveling wild animal acts
Northampton, MA bans the use of wild and exotic animals in traveling shows and circuses!
GREAT NEWS: Northampton is the fourteenth Massachusetts town to prohibit the use of wild and exotic animals in traveling shows and circuses! Sponsored by Councilor Jim Nash and Councilor Karen Foster, the ordinance passed unanimously (9-0).
IT IS TIME FOR STATE ACTION!
The Massachusetts state bills to ban the use of elephants, big cats, primates, giraffe, and bears in traveling exhibits and shows, did not pass before the end of this session. If you live in Massachusetts, please urge your legislators to support a wild animal circus ban in 2023: https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator
HELP STOP CIRCUS SUFFERING ACROSS THE US. Urge your legislators to support the introduction of #TEAPSPA (Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act) to the 118th Congress, to ban traveling wild animal acts nationwide: https://bit.ly/SupportTEAPSPA