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NYC Weighs Ban on Circus Elephants

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 26, 2009 3:10 PM CDT

(Newser) – The circus is in town, and in a related development, the New York City Council is considering a ban on the display of "wild or exotic animals" for entertainment, the Times reports. The bill, understood to be aimed at the Ringling Brothers pachyderms, has the support of almost half of the council's 51 members. "There is no wild,” said a lawyer for Ringling Brothers. “There is a dwindling wild in this world."

A Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus elephant steps off a train.
A Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus elephant steps off a train.   (AP Photo)
Elephants of the Ringling Bros circus walk through the streets of Manhattan on their way to Madison Square Garden.
Elephants of the Ringling Bros circus walk through the streets of Manhattan on their way to Madison Square Garden.   (AP Photo)
Asia, a Ringling Bros circus elephant.
Asia, a Ringling Bros circus elephant.   (AP Photo)
This undated file photo, provided by Born Free USA, is among the images placed in evidence by a coalition of animal-welfare groups in their lawsuit against Ringling Bros.
This undated file photo, provided by Born Free USA, is among the images placed in evidence by a coalition of animal-welfare groups in their lawsuit against Ringling Bros.   (AP Photo)
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COMMENTS
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kati
Mar 27, 2009 3:06 AM CDT
Hope this passes and thanks to all the good work by the NYC AR community!
northeast
Mar 26, 2009 9:47 AM CDT
Kicking the GOP right in the mascot, eh?

 
New York City • animal rights • elephant • circus • city council • Ringling Brothers

 
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