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HELP CIRCUS ANIMALS IN RHODE ISLAND
H 7108, a bill that would make it illegal to use elephants, lions, tigers, or bears in any live performance or display (with the exception of accredited zoos), has been introduced into the Rhode Island legislature. The penalty includes a fine of up to $5,000 per animal and/or up to a year in prison. If you are a Rhode Island citizen, please contact your legislator and urge him/her to support
H 7108.
Click here for a sample
letter. For your legislators’ contact information, visit
www.vote-smart.org
or call (888) VOTESMART.
(Letters and phone calls are much more effective than e-mails.)
Here are other ways you can help:
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Download LCA’s No More Animal Circuses in Rhode Island Petition. Collect signatures from residents of your state and mail the completed petitions to your legislator.
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Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper explaining the importance of
H 7108.
Click here to see a sample letter.
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Contact members of the Rhode Island media and encourage them to do a story on
H 7108. Tell them you want to see more coverage of the treatment of circus animals.
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Write to the United States Department of Agriculture and ask the Secretary to tighten regulations concerning the treatment of circus animals and strengthen penalties against those who violate the regulations.
Write to:
Secretary Ann Veneman
USDA
14th and Independence, SW
Room 200-A, Whitten Bldg.
Washington DC, 20250
Fax: (202) 720-2166
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Write to the sponsors of Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus, the most famous animal circus on earth. Ask them to stop promoting circus animal cruelty.
Click here for a sample letter.
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Distribute information about circus cruelty outside of the arena the next time a circus comes to your area.
Contact LCA to order “Suffering Under the Big Top” brochures in English and Spanish.
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Educate your family and friends about the cruelty under the big top. For more information on animal circuses, visit
LCA’s Circus page
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