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Protecting Animals Used in Circuses (Massachusetts)
Prohibits the use of elephants, big cats, primates, giraffes, and bears in circuses and traveling shows in Massachusetts. -
Legislation Page Traveling Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (North Carolina)
Wild animals in traveling acts and circuses are subjected to neglect, abusive training, and prolonged confinement. HB 594 prohibits the use of wild animals in traveling acts, like circuses, in North Carolina. -
Colorado: Protect Wild Animals Exploited in Circuses
Help protect animals exploited in circuses by urging your legislators to support the Traveling Exotic Animal Safety Protection Act (SB 135), introduced by Senator Joann Ginal and Senator Rachel Zenzinger as well as Representative Meg Froelich and Representative Monica Duran.May 5, 2021 Action Alert -
Big Cat Public Safety Act Reintroduced in Senate
Bill aims to help end the rampant abuse of tigers and other big cats in captivity by banning private possessionApril 20, 2021 Press Release -
Challenging the Inhumane Treatment of Captive Wild Animals at Pymatuning Deer Park
The Animal Legal Defense Fund and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filed a lawsuit against Pymatuning Deer Park, a roadside zoo in Jamestown, Pennsylvania. -
Massachusetts: Help Wild Animals Exploited by Circuses
Ask your state legislators to co-sponsor An Act Relative to the Use of Elephants, Big Cats, Primates, Giraffes, and Bears in Traveling Exhibits (H.3776/S.2251). This bill would prohibit the use of certain animals in circuses and traveling shows in Massachusetts.April 14, 2021 Action Alert -
Massachusetts: Ask Your State Legislators to Co-Sponsor Critical Animal Protection Bills in 2021
The 2021-2022 legislative session in Massachusetts is just kicking off, and your help is needed to ensure that strengthening the state’s animal protection laws is a priority. Ask your state legislators to co-sponsor a list of critical animal protection bills this session.February 25, 2021 Action Alert -
The Traveling Exotic Animal Safety Protection Act (Colorado)
The Traveling Exotic Animal Safety Protection Act would ban the use of certain wild animals, including big cats, bears, nonhuman primates, and elephants, in entertainment performances in circuses. -
Wisconsin Roadside Zoo Owner and Manager Banned from Possessing and Working with Animals
The court’s decision ensures Special Memories Zoo is permanently closed following Animal Legal Defense Fund lawsuitJanuary 15, 2021 Press Release -
Era of Exploiting Tigers Onstage Ends with Siegfried Fischbacher’s Passing
For decades, Fischbacher, with his business partner Roy Horn, ran an infamous Las Vegas show that forced white tigers and lions to perform tricks in front of large audiences.January 14, 2021 Press Release
