Veterinary Care and Animal Advocacy

Hello Everyone,

Below is an email from PETA regarding a protest tomorrow at a sushi restaurant that serves live animals. It’s horrifying and beyond cruel. You can search “live sushi” on youtube if you need motivation. Please join them is you can.

Contact AnnC@peta.org if you need more info or go HERE.

Thanks

Santos

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In a few New York City restaurants, such as Sushi Uo, the legs of octopuses are sheared off bit by bit and then served and consumed while the animals are still squirming. Other octopuses are slowly steamed alive in front of customers before the animals’ tentacles and upper bodies are cut into small pieces with scissors.

We need your help in educating consumers and asking both the Queens County District Attorney’s Office and the New York County District Attorney’s Office to file charges of cruelty to animals against anyone who prepares and serves live animals. Join us in holding posters and passing out leaflets to let people know that chopping up and serving live animals is not acceptable!

Posters and leaflets will be provided, so just bring yourself and anyone you can recruit to join you. For more information or to RSVP, please contact me at HeatherN@peta.org. When replying, please mention the date and location of the demonstration that you plan to attend.

When: Thursday, April 22, 6–7 p.m.
Where: Sushi Uo, 151 Rivington St. (at the intersection of Suffolk and Rivington streets), New York (Please see this map.)

Please cross-post this e-mail message on MySpace, Facebook, and any other social-networking sites, and forward it to others who might be interested in standing up for animals. If you are unable to attend this demonstration but would like to get more involved with this campaign by passing out leaflets or organizing a protest against places like this in the New York City area, please contact us at ActionTeam@peta.org.

Thank you for all that you do to help animals!

For all animals,

Heather Norwood
PETA
Action Team Coordinator

Guilty of writing on the go

By CINDY ADAMS

Last Updated: 3:19 AM, April 21, 2010

Posted: 2:08 AM, April 21, 2010

CONGRATULATIONS to the ASPCA and Council Speaker Christine Quinn for winning certain points in easing conditions for the Central Park carriage horses. I work for animals. I fight for animals. I’m on the board of the ASPCA. I treasure this organization because I know they’ve been in the forefront of this — and many other — fights forever.

Recently, when this first bit of easing for these horses finally came through, I would just like them to have remembered to mention my part in it.

Years ago, their president couldn’t get himself arrested on this issue. Couldn’t get a meeting with New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Couldn’t nail a meeting with one of her aides. Wasn’t even getting phone calls returned from her office because the problem of tourism and NYC and the excitement of the Central Park carriage horses had put the speaker squarely on the other side.

I know Christine. We have dinner together. I’m a friend of Christine’s. I know her to be, in my view, fair and just. And very smart. I asked her to do me a personal favor. She agreed. We picked a day, and I met her on that one specific afternoon and brought her up to the ASPCA boardroom to talk to us. To hear our views firsthand. We understood hers. We only wanted her to hear ours. It was a closed meeting. A couple of hours. Just a handful of us from the ASPCA board, Christine and her two aides.

This is not to discuss the issues here nor to list the various celebrities and politicians lined up on either side. This is just to say this month the ASPCA was grateful that New York’s City Council passed regulations requiring carriage horses to have larger stalls, five weeks off per year and blankets in cold and wet weather.

The New York City Council did that. Its Speaker is Christine Quinn.

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Donny Moss
04/21/2010 1:01 PM
Christine Quinn has lied the public once again, and she’s even managed to fool Cindy Adams. 

On the surface, the improvements listed in the horse-drawn carriage bill sound great to an unsuspecting public. The carriages can no longer work below 34th street and can no longer work from 3:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m. But they never did work below 34th, and they don’t give carriage rides now between 3-7 a.m. So how are these new regulations helping the horses? 

Quinn also states that the horses will get a 5 week vacation. As Quinn knows, horses don’t need a five week vacation; they need daily turn out in a pasture where they can graze, run, roll and interact with other horses, as herd animals do. In NYC, the horses have no pasture. In fact, they’re denied the chance to do anything that comes naturally to them. They’re either stored in a small stall in a multi-story warehouse, or they’re confined between the shafts of a carriage. 

Over the past four years, many veterinarians and animal welfare organizations have met with Quinn to convey the many reasons why horse-drawn carriages cannot be operated humanely or safely in the streets of NYC. In response, she has passed a bill that does nothing more than give carriage drivers a rate hike while fooling the public into thinking she’s improved the lives of the horses.

jghdvm
04/21/2010 10:10 AM
Ms. Adams is misinformed on the horse carriage issue. The bill that passed benefited the drivers and carriage owners. The bills that would have benefited the horses were not even voted on (Intro 86 and Intro 92.) For being on the board of the ASPCA, Ms. Adams should be aware that the ASPCA was OPPOSED to the carriage horse bill (Intro 35A) that their representatives lobbied AGAINST this bill, and that Speaker Quinn had this legislation pushed through this Council. Speaker Quinn has one of the worst ratings on animal related issues of any council member, according to stats compiled by the NY League of Humane Voters. Finally, Speaker Quinn is one of the biggest obstacles to humane animal legislation in New York City. I don’t have dinner with Speaker Quinn, as Ms. Adams does. I am not her friend. I am an informed animal advocate. On this issue, Ms. Adams appears to wearing the blinders, not the horses.

John G. Hynes, DVM, 
USDA Accredited Veterinarian

Board Member, NY League of Humane Voters
Member, Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association

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Dear friends:

The NYC Council will be voting on the horse carriage bill tomorrow.

March 4, 2010

To: NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn

NYC Council Members

NYC Borough Presidents

Commissioners, NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation

From: John G. Hynes, DVM, PC

USDA Accredited Veterinarian, Board Member, NY League of Humane Voters

Re: Request for denial of Cole Bros. Circus permits for summer, 2010

I respectfully ask each of you to do what is in your power to see that the Cole Bros. Circus is denied permits for their planned performances on NYC Parks & Recreation properties this summer, in the interest of protecting our children from sexual predators, and the public’s safety.

I cite for you Cole Bros. Circus disturbing and reckless history, including a 15 count indictment of “Smiley” (their star clown), and ultimate conviction in New York on 9 counts including sodomy, sexual abuse, and endangering the welfare of a child; the escape of the Cole Bros. white tiger in Forest Park several years ago, and the documented USDA violations for neglect and abuse of the animals in their care.

I have attached articles (Associated Press) regarding the sexual assaults on the 11 year old boy, the escape of the tiger in Forest Park, and dates and descriptions of the USDA violations on the Cole Bros. Circus factsheet. Please contact me if you require additional information. I look forward to hearing from you regarding this urgent and time sensitive issue.

February 24, 2010

NYC Council Member James Oddo

900 South Ave., Suite 403

Staten Island, NY 10314

Dear Councilman Oddo,

I wanted to follow up regarding my unanswered letter of January 15^th to you, regarding my request that permits not be issued to the Cole Bros. Circus in Midland Beach this summer.

I cited the history of a 15 count indictment against the Cole Bros. star clown and ultimate conviction on nine counts, including sodomy, sexual abuse, and endangering the welfare of a child; the danger to the public, referring to the escape of the Cole Bros. white tiger in Forest Park several years ago; and the documented USDA violations for neglect and mistreatment of the animals in their care.

I hope to hear from you in the near future. Thank you.

Sincerely,

John G. Hynes, DVM

USDA Accredited Veterinarian, NY

Board Member, NY League of Humane Voters

Enc.

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January 15, 2010

NYC Council Member James Oddo

900 South Ave., Suite 403

Staten Island, NY 10314

Dear Councilman Oddo,

I am writing to ask that you do what is in your power to see that a permit is NOT issued to the Cole Bros. Circus for their planned performances in Midland Beach this summer. As the circus performances have taken place in your district in the past, I thought you would be an appropriate contact for this request.

The Cole Bros. Circus has a long history of animal welfare violations issued by the U.S.D.A. As you know, Councilman Vincent Ignizio (R- 51^st), is a co-sponsor of NYC Council Bill INTRO 389, which would ban wild animal performances in New York City.

I am writing to ask that you do what is in your power to see that a permit is NOT issued to the Cole Bros. Circus for their planned performances in Queens this summer. As the permit would involve NYC Parks and Recreation property, I thought this would best be handled by you.

The Cole Bros. Circus has a long history of animal welfare violations issued by the U.S.D.A. (See attached documents.)

In addition, there are some serious public safety concerns related to the Cole Bros. Circus. A man who played a the star clown with the Cole Bros. Circus was arraigned in NY on a 15-count indictment which included four counts of sodomy, four counts of sexual abuse in the first degree, and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child (Associated Press).

According to the AP, the clown, known as “Smiley the Clown”, was found guilty on nine counts, including sodomy, sexual abuse, and endangering the welfare of a child.

Several years ago, a 450 pound white tiger escaped from Cole Bros. during a cage transfer near the Forest Park bandshell in Queens. Dozens of police officers with machine guns and tranquilizer darts pursued the tiger for half an hour as he prowled for a mile through the crowded park, scattering screaming people and causing two traffic accidents. Two women filed a $60 million lawsuit after suffering spinal fractures and other injuries in the multicar pileup on the Jackie Robinson Parkway.

Mr. Oddo, in the interest of the public’s safety, and with Cole Bros. abysmal record of repeated animal abuse and neglect, I ask that you deny any such permit or application for performances by Cole Bros. Circus on Staten Island this year, and in the future. I hope you can appreciate the merits of my request.

Please feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss this further, or if you require additional information. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

John G. Hynes, DVM, PC

USDA Accredited Veterinarian in NY and NJ

Board Member, NY League of Humane Voters www.nhlhv.org

Member, Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association www.hsvma.org

xc. NYC Dept of Parks & Recreation, Borough Commissioner Thomas Paulo

NYC Council Member Rosie Mendez, (D- 2^nd)

RaeLeann Smith, Circus and Govt. Affairs Specialist, People for the Ethical

Treatment of Animals

Pam Runquist, Director of Veterinary Advocacy, HSVMA

Patrick Kwan, NYS Director, HSUS

John Phillips, Executive Director, NY League of Humane Voters

SI Borough President James Molinaro

Clown Actor Arraigned On Sexual-abuse Charges

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The man who plays Smiley the Clown was arraigned Thursday in New York on a 15-count indictment which included four counts of sodomy, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said.

Christopher Bayer, known as Smiley the Clown at the DeLand-based Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus, was arrested Saturday on Long Island on charges he was “engaging in sex acts” with a 16-year-old boy who had been a longtime friend.

The indictment also charges Bayer with four counts of sexual abuse in the first degree and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child

08/23/01

A Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. circus clown, known as “Smiley the Clown,” was found guilty on nine counts, including sodomy, sexual abuse, and endangering the welfare of a child, for sexually abusing his teenage assistant. The boy testified that the clown, Christopher Bayer, began molesting him in 1995, when he was 11 years old. (Associated Press)

A Tiger Hangs Out In Queens

NYers have a rep (well-deserved in most cases) for being blase and nonchalant about bizarre occurences that happen in city life (except for seeing naked people in the apartment across the way - that’s always cause for a phone call to a friend) because that just the way it is. Except when it comes to tigers roaming city streets. That’s why an escaped tiger escaped tiger stopped traffic in Queens. The 450 pound white tiger, Apollo, some how got loose from the Cole Bros. Circus in Forest Park, Queens, and wandered around. The NY Times detailed his journey:

The cat took the Myrtle Avenue entrance ramp to the Jackie Robinson, where he loped along before cutting through some woods and followed a path up to a hole in a chain-link fence on 88th Lane near Myrtle Avenue.

Not that Gothamist would have wanted a terrible accident or someone to have gotten hurt, but it would have been pretty amazing if this happened during the morning commute and the traffic reporters had to report that. Apollo’s trainers helped subdue him and the NYPD and Parks department helped get him into a cage by cordoning off the road. One onlooker told the Post, “He was just lying in the bushes. He looked exhausted.” Yes, NYC traffic can do that to a soul. The Cole Bros. Circus was slapped with a health code summons (that’s it?) and tigers weren’t part of yesterday’s Cole Bros. Circus performance, as the circus tries to figure out how Apollo escaped. One 6 year-old circus goer told the Daily News, “It’s corny if they have no tigers.” Word. Of course, this incident is giving NY State Senator Carl Kruger even more reason to ban the Cole Bros. Circus, what compounded with the flying cat “cruelty” finding earlier.

Gothamist imagines that Apollo was trying to get the Bohemian Beer Garden in Astoria, or perhaps the new Lee Bontecou exhibit at the MoMA Queens. We wonder what would have happened if Ming the tiger had escaped his Harlem apartment - a trip to Sylvia’s, perhaps?

Escaped Circus Tiger Lawsuit Settlement

Finally, we all have closure for a 2004 incident where a tiger from the Cole Bros. Circus escaped, ran along the Jackie Robinson Highway, and then passed out in some bushes. See, drivers who caught glimpse of Apollo, a 450-pound tiger, were naturally startled and ended up in a five-car pile-up (started when one driver didn’t want to hit the huge creature). And, naturally, those drivers sued. 1010WINS reports that the tiger’s trainer will pay a near $1 million settlement to two drivers “both claimed to have suffered devastating back injuries in the chain-reaction car crash.” Apollo’s escape at the time gave State Senator Carl Kruger more reason to ban the circus, especially considering Cole Bros. had also included flying cats.

LINKS TO DR HYNES- COLE BROS MEDIA COVERAGE

http://www.hsvma.org/advocacy/news/abuse_under_big_top_100609.html

http://www.silive.com/eastshore/index.ssf/2009/07/staten_island_protestors_outsi.html

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/staten_island_pol_joins_fight.html

New Dorp veterinarian a staunch advocate for the well-being of animals

By Kathryn Carse

March 25, 2010, 11:46AM

Though Island veterinarian lost out in his bid for a seat on the board of his profession’s governing body, he plans to continue his campaign to protect beasts of all kinds

Dr. John Hynes is a veterinarian who practices at the South Shore Animal Hospital in New Dorp; the Clinic for Country Estates in Annadale, and the Greenwich Village Animal Hospital in Manhattan. STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE/KATHRYN CARSE

STATEN ISLAND, NY – NEW DORP — Dr. John G. Hynes often has a few furs in the trunk of his car.

“I often wonder what will happen if I get pulled over,” he said.

Not that there is anything illegal going on, but it does look a bit odd.

Dr. Hynes, a veterinarian with practices in New Dorp and Annadale, participates in a program called Coats for Cubs. He collects furs that people donate and sends them to the Humane Society of the United States. The furs are distributed to wildlife rehabilitators who use them as security blankets for injured and orphaned animals such as raccoons and foxes.

This commitment may seem a natural extension of his profession, but when he ran for office recently in the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), it was to make more humane treatment of animals a central role of a profession dedicated to caring for them.

Dr. Hynes grew up in a house without pets, but when his first- grade class read a book about a veterinarian, he was touched and stuck with his 7-year-old epiphany.

The Monsignor Farrell High School graduate earned a bachelor of science degree from Cornell University and a doctor of veterinary medicine degree from Mississippi State University.

After 16 years of practice, a pivotal moment transformed his role as a veterinarian. A documentary on television about animals being beaten and skinned alive for their pelts in China moved him to become active in bringing attention to the cruel treatment of animals which is most often justified when a profit is to be made.

“I thought, ‘How can I bring attention to this issue?’ “ said Dr. Hynes, sitting in a small conference room at South Shore Animal Hospital in New Dorp. He also practices in Annadale at the Clinic for Country Estates in and the Greenwich Village Animal Hospital.

His first campaign was to organize a protest at Burberry’s in the Short Hills Mall where the goal was to distribute pamphlets to shoppers in a campaign to convince Burberry to stop using fur in its designs.

A member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the Humane Society of the U.S., he has actively supported Intro 389, a 3-year-old bill in the City Council, that would prohibit wild animal performances, such as in circuses, in New York City. Council member Vincent Ignizio (R-South Shore) is a co-sponsor of the bill.

Dr. Hynes has provided borough parks commissioners, borough presidents and city council members with detailed information about the treatment of elephants in particular. He has been unsuccessful, to date, in getting a response from Borough President James Molinaro and City Councilman James Oddo (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) about the Cole Brothers Circus, which rolls out each summer on Staten Island.

However, a chance meeting with Christine Quinn when she was campaigning in November and Dr. Hynes was coming home from a rally with an anti-Quinn T-shirt on (because of her lack of support for the bill) led to a sit-down with Ms. Quinn and members of PETA, the New York League of Humane Voters, and Rosie Mendez of Queens, the author of Intro 389.

RaeLeann Smith, Circus and Government affairs specialist with PETA, presented information on the abuse of circus animals as if she was arguing a case, said Dr. Hynes. It is the kind of authority he would like to see his “noble profession” lend to the issues of animal welfare.

His decision to run for the board of the AMVA was galvanized when the organization took no stand on California Proposition 2 that would provide a modicum of comfort to farm animals by requiring they be provided with enough room to be able to lie down, stand up and turn around.

“I considered dropping my membership. It’s not an organization representing how I felt or what I believed,” he said.

Instead, he collected enough signatures to enable him to run as a District 1 representative which covers New York, New Jersey and the New England states – seven states and about 8,000 veterinarians.

Contested elections, while not unheard of, are rare in many professional organizations. Dr. Hynes said his opponent, who had been moving through the ranks of the AVMA, attempted to cast him as a “disruptive force,” pointing out his membership in PETA and the Humane Society.

Dr. Hynes’ advocacy was no secret. He made it clear that the AVMA’s lack of dedication to the issues that these organizations addressed was exactly why he was running.

In a statement publicizing his candidacy he said, “The AVMA refuses to take any significant positions or stand on the most important animal welfare issues, and instead, panders to the pharmaceutical industry, agribusiness, as well as the conservative network of veterinarians who look at animals as commodities and the source of their income.”

Dr. Hynes lost the election, but is satisfied with having “ruffled feathers.” He was told that more ballots were cast in the election than in any in quite a few years.

“As far as was it worth it to run? Definitely. I was able to raise awareness of welfare issues that have been ignored for too long by the profession,” said Hynes. He said he will maintain his membership to continue to influence the direction of the organization from within.

People & Places appears periodically in the Shore sections. Kathryn Carse can be reached via e-mail at carse@siadvance.com.

I presented the following petition to the NYC Council Speaker, Christine Quinn, and members of the NYC Council, asking for the passage of Intro 389, (now known as Intro 49 ).  Over 800 individuals signed, and many left personal comments.

John G. Hynes, DVM

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March 15, 2010

NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and NYC Council Members:

We the undersigned, are asking for a hearing, and the passage of Intro 389, (now Intro 49)  which would ban

the use of exotic and wild animals in performances in New York City.   The abuse of elephants

and other wild animals in circuses is as old as the circus itself.  We usually see circus elephants

performing ridiculous tricks and taking commands, restrained in shackles and prodded on and

off trains or trailers. These animals are denied almost everything that is important to them,

including social relationships, mental stimulation, exercise, and emotional outlets.   Their

existence is limited to beatings and confinement in chains and transportation in boxcars and

trailers.

A large percentage of the population is unaware of the abuse that goes on under the Big Top.

Education is the key to making significant change for these animals and ending their lives of

suffering.  Many educated and informed people know that abuse in the name of entertainment is

not acceptable.  Animal free performances, like Cirque du Soleil, provide just as enjoyable, if

not more exciting, experiences as the %u201Ctraditional%u201D animal circuses.   Tradition

should not be an excuse for continuing inhumane or abusive treatment.  Bullfighting and

cockfighting may be considered tradition in some cultures, but that doesn%u2019t mean that

these practices  are not inhumane, or cause undo suffering.

In New York City, there is a bill before the City Council called INTRO 389.  (www.intro389.org),

which would  ban wild animal performances, including animal circuses,  within the city limits

Several animal protection groups, including The Fund for Animals, an affiliate organization of

the Humane Society of the United States, brought charges against Ringling Bros. and Barnum &

Bailey Circus for multiple violations of the Endangered Species Act for abuse of the Asian

elephants in their care.   Undercover videos and photos continue to come out, showing cruel

and inhumane treatment of elephants and other exotic animals, in the control of Ringling and

other animal circuses.

Please support this humane and just bill, and vote to pass Intro 389.

Thank you for your consideration, and for voting to help alleviate the suffering of these

brutalized animals.

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Name From Comments

1. John Hynes New Providence, NJ

2. Christina Johnsen San Mateo, CA

3. Gail Costic Bushkill, PA

4. Rafael Pinho ., Portugal

5. Mary Alexander Glen Allen, VA

6. Gabriela

Zambrana La Paz, Bolivia

7. Natalie Alexander Glen Allen, VA

8. Jenny O’Neil Alamogordo, NM

9. Mario Barracano Edgewater, NJ

10. heidi wollum Goteborg, Sweden let’s end this practice now! these animals are wild, and

therefore does NOT belong in a circus. Let them live in the

wild according to their ways of life! to treat these animals

like this is cruel, and they deserve much better!

In Sweden wild animals are forbidden to perform in a

circus. We actually enjoy what they offer much more

because of this! So it is possible for a circus to offer great

performances without wild animals

11. Philippe Ducreux Loyettes, France

12. Maria Fongaro Verona, Italy

13. Anne Voloshin Hamden, CT

14. Kristin Flanagan Staten island, NY

15. Sharon Hull Redwood City, CA

16. Sara Gaspar Lisboa, Portugal

17. Lisa McKnight Weiser, ID Boycott circuses! Animals belong in the wild, not beaten

into submission to do tricks for people’s entertainment!

They need to be shown in documentaries in their natural

habitat. That is the beauty of nature. Free these animals

and put them in sanctuaries. The countries of their origin

should not allow their capture or export of thier wildlife. WE

should not allow breeding or import either, not even for

zoos!

18. David Lavery Moresbyparks,

Whitehaven, United

Kingdom

19. Maria Kakalioura Athens, Greece If children knew the abuse and suffering involved in the

circus animals I’m pretty sure they’d never choose to visit

one and. furthermore, I’d like to believe that if their parents

knew the degree of suffering of the circus animals would

never allow their children to visit one. There are so many

other ways to have fun in a family outing. Circuses with

animals is definitely not among them

20. Jo Coelho Auckland, New

Zealand No-I think Safaries are better-Parents will also not like

to……..

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Name From Comments

21. carolyn barnes greene, NY

22. Ginger Geronimo Birmingham, AL

23. Michal Kolman Kozojedy U Kralovic,

Czech Republic

24. Nancy Alexander Glen Allen, VA Animals are innocent, and these elephants are wild. They

should never be used and abused to the entertainment of

humans. If it is wrong to do it to a human it is wrong to do it

to an animal.

25. Cher Clarke London, Canada

26. Carole Sarcinello Mosheim, TN

27. Julie Ann Zserdin Decaturville, TN this is so nessary. if children knew the horror wild animals

suffered in circuses they would not want to go to them

most children are more compassionate than a million

adults combined

29. Terry Swisse Greybull, WY

30. Anya Edwards Plant City, FL

31. karen lyons

kalmenson allenwood, NY the circus is in town, what do you see?

as i look out at you, and you look in at me

do you see me as a large, roaring captive toy,

or do you look into my eyes, just know pain, no joy.

do you giggle and point as you mill around my cage,

in my terror annoint as i seethe in rage.

do you not understand that my roar is a shout:

open up the cage door and let me out

32. Lisa Lewis Garner, NC

33. Shannon O’Hare Atlanta, GA

34. Tania Castro Laurel, MD

35. tammy cameron Berlin, NY

36. Elizabeth Salz Chula Vista, CA NO EXOTIC ANIMALS AT ALL IN NYC! SO CRUEL!!!

37. Mary Hartmann Dana Point, CA

38. Tammy McLeod Boronia, Australia

39. Jen Dowdy Paducah, KY

40. joan yielding st louis, MO PLEASE BE FAIR.

41. Patricia Davis Garland, TX

42. Darlene Davis Garden City, MI

43. Ariadne

Chodkowski

Jones

Louisville, KY

44. G Galvin Atlanta, GA

45. Tish brighurst PRATTVILLE, AL

46. Bojana Bjelovic Belgrade, Serbia And

Montenegro

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47. Michelle Campbell Hidden Valley Lake,

CA I believe is all children were shown shown the undercover

videos THEY WOULD HATE THE CIRCUS!!!!! Boycott the

CIRCUS and make sure to be at the gate with your laptop

to show everyone the undercover videos of EXTREME

ANIMAL ABUSE TO ALL ANIMALS but most especially

the BULLHOOKS and beating of of loving innocent

voiceless friends!

48. Kim Johnston Raleigh, NC

49. Teri Martin Von Ormy, TX These beautiful creatures should NOT be chained & forced

to perform! The reason they eventually get angry,

depressed & go on a rampage is because they should not

be in a circus! Common sense! No more exotic animal

performances, please!!!!

50. Judy Black Sonoma, CA

51. Olga Cortes San Diego, CA Ban this cruel practice!

52. Debbie Geno Grover, MO

53. Jelena Lukic Podgorica, Serbia

And Montenegro

54. Jenn Siggens Montreal, Canada

55. Tracey Mathews Laguna Beach, CA we don’t need to do this let them live in pace

56. Lori Mastriani Lowell, IN

57. TERESA Arias M鸩co, D. F., Mexico

58. Micki Sievers Virginia Beach, VA

59. Alexa Peters Grand Prairie, TX help this poor creatures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are supposed to be the rational ones…

60. Doris Schoning Ravenna, OH This is so sad and animals were not put here for humans

to abuse and mistreat. This is so terrible and these poor

animals need protected. What kind of a world do we live in

that continues to allow this to happen to another species.

61. Jessica Harvey Pacific Grove, CA

62. Jaclyn Nichol Markham, Canada Animals are not meant to be mistreated and forced to

perform tricks and stunts for our entertainment. Why can’t

people aappreciate an animal in it’s natural environment

living it’s life the way it is intended to be lived.

63. Jeri Lightfoot Beverly Hills, CA

64. Anna Polaris Somewhere, Canada

65. Alan Haggard San Diego, CA

66. Tin Leng Lim Georgetown,

Malaysia

67. Tierney Grinavic Huntingtown, MD

68. Jennifer Fassler Burley, ID Animal abuse is not entertainment. If we could see how

these animals are treated before and after the show, there

probably wouldn’t be a show!

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69. Jerry Ryan Flemington, NJ Circuses are animal abuse and exploitation! It’s time for

the ban!

70. Kiki Rodgers London, Canada

71. Annie Cowling Danbury, CT

72. Monika V Paris, France

73. Mary Ann Clark Weatogue, CT

74. Taku Oikawa Tokyo, Japan

75. Marta Barahona Madrid, Spain

76. JULIAN

RUSSELL Bristow, VA

77. Cheryl Jewhurst Surrey, Canada Stop the abuse and the cruelty. Circuses do not need wild

animals to entertain.

78. Vicki Chalfant Tampa, FL

79. Cameron G. Holyoke, MA I Will Swear To God Will Save Animalms More Powerful

This Present and Future Without Bad Happen. Amen!!

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In, Too Becuz No One Sign In For Everyday Please I Beg

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Signature With Envelope Before Send To Governor.

Please Pass Your Friends and Your Family. Please Do Not

Need To Wait. Go Now!! That’s Website From Selena.

http://www.islanddog.org/writetogovernor.html

80. Laura Nichols Fort Worth, TX What kind of people think this is ok? These poor animals

have done nothing to deserve this. I know people do not

like when others compare animals to humans but animals

feel pain just like humans, they have needs and obviously

are smart enough to know when they are in danger if they

do not do something. How would you feel if you were

chained up, beaten, starved and used? Whomever would

do this to a person would be put in prison and that is

exactly where the people doing this to innocent animals

belong!!!!

81. loretta mauri staten island, NY

82. Anne Holmberg Glumso, Denmark

83. Sophia Werbowy Addison, IL

84. carrie morrison Calgary, Canada

85. Panagiotis

Rigopoulos Patras, Greece

86. Marleen Geudens Westerlo, Belgium

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87. Domi Domi El, Poland

88. coninx mireille Houthalen, Belgium

89. John Miller Bloomingdale, IL

90. Mia Huolman Vaasa, Finland

91. Andrei Mudure Oradea, Romania

92. Can Atik Ankara, Turkey

93. Angie Whiteman Jersey, United

Kingdom

94. Snezhana

Pyrkova Penza City, Russian

Federation

95. Snezhana

Pyrkova Penza City, Russian

Federation

96. Snezhana

Pyrkova Penza City, Russian

Federation

97. Snezhana

Pyrkova Penza City, Russian

Federation

98. Arild Warud Ericeira, Portugal

99. Mary Dee Cheshire, United

Kingdom set all caged animals free, close down all circus shows,

they are cruel and inhuman, please start this year off by

doing something good and ban exotic animal

performances forever more….PLEASE

100. Marilyn Bartlett Burnt Hills, NY

101. Jennifer S. Las Vegas, NV

102. Silvana Di

Giovanni Bnigen, Switzerland

103. Jocelyn

Koopmann Kangaroo Flat.

Victoria, Australia

104. Maria Oniga Medias, Romania

105. nicolette ludolphi Bremen, Germany

106. pierluigi bonatesta Cagliari, Italy

107. Larry Cato Wells, ME

108. philippe dawance Seraing, Belgium

109. Chhiv Leng Koeu Sydney, Australia

110. Laura Tatti Oristano, Italy

111. Vic Bostock Nottingham, United

Kingdom

112. Sherry E Dalton, GA

114. chris beal Louth, United

Kingdom

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115. Graca Tilson St Albans, United

Kingdom

116. DM Bell N Yorks, United

Kingdom

117. Filomena Lomba

Viana Melksham-wiltshire,

United Kingdom

118. Cheree Million Homestead, FL

119. vincent souhrada Lake Worth, FL

120. Katarzyna

Gawron Inowroclaw, Poland

121. Liz Malpass Staffs, United

Kingdom

122. Dee C. Cobleskill, NY

123. Olga Spaltakova Kaunas, Lithuania

124. Nyack Clancy Manhattan, NY

125. Monika

Schellermanova Zlín, Czech Republic

126. Marc Grawunder Westerkappeln,

Germany

127. Teresa Wlosowicz Sosnowiec, Poland

128. Cathala Corine Pierrelatte, France Si la plupart des enfants savaient que les animaux de

cirque ont été maintes fois battus, maltraités, et fait souffrir,

pensez-vous un d’entre eux choisissent d’aller dans un

cirque, des animaux?

129. Sylvie Ries Calmus, Luxembourg

130. Diana Grilo Lisbon, Portugal

131. Monica Miranda Beaukiss, TX

132. LYNETTE

SCHULDT Gold Coast

Queensland,

Australia

133. Bill C Kempten, Germany

134. Charlene

Shumate Prairie Grove, AR I would never attend a circus because I am aware of the

abuse they endure to learn to do unnatural acts. These

animals are the recepients of some of the worst abuse that

any animal endures. End all circuses who use animals.

135. Ruby Schuldt Gold Coast, Australia

136. Tristan Sophia Reno, NV

137. Mervi Rantala Tampere, Finland Animals have no place in circuses where they are

repeatedly abused, ban ALL animals from circuses NOW!!!

138. Janine

Boguslawski Brooklyn, NY

139. Amber Houck Redlands, CA Animals were not born for this purpose.

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140. Lynne Buckley Loughborough,

United Kingdom

141. sagrario rilo santiago de

compostela, Spain

142. Marsha Manley Harker Heights, TX

143. Helen Beasley Bowling Green, KY

144. MeowFoul Billy Co .somewhere,

Ireland

145. Sheila Gredzinski Atglen, PA why is all the action against circus abuse being ignored??

stop this torture!

146. Margaret Sweeny Paisley, United

Kingdom

147. Minna Huolman Kauhajoki, Finland

148. liz casey Pembroke, Canada

149. Christel Dieltjens Niel, Belgium

150. John Baird Staten Island, NY

151. Lynn Mundinger Mission Woods, KS If most children new that circus animals were beaten and

abused–Do you think they would want to go to the Circus–

152. Melissa Ritchey Georgetown, CT Circus animals are treated horribly! I believe circus’s with

animals should be banned. This has been an issue for a

long time.

153. Kasia Rybak Tczew, Poland

154. Sacred Space Green Hill, Antigua

And Barbuda

155. Karen Sheaffer Vandergrift, PA

156. Biggi Huss Bitburg, Germany

157. Agnieszka

Szymanska Ipswich, United

Kingdom

158. Debbie Peddicord Independence, MO THIS IS SICK !!! DO NOT GO TO THE CIRCUS !!!

159. Mary McClain Robertsdale, AL

160. Megan Drake Evesboro, NJ

161. nilda peana staten island, NY

162. Erin Reese Houston, TX

163. Julian Scher Staten Island, NY

164. Victoria P. Kiev, Ukraine

165. frank contrada staten island, NY

166. David Mew Walsall, United

Kingdom

167. Elizabeth

O’Halloran Kettering, United

Kingdom

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168. Rina Deych, RN Brooklyn, NY Wild animals don’t belong in circuses, PERIOD.

169. Claire Watson Pittsburg, CA

170. deana balgobin port-of-spain, Trinidad

And Tobago

171. Sarah Pearce Hampton Park,

Australia I once saw some tiger cubs getting beaten by a handler

here in Melbourne, Australia. It was Ashtons or Silvers but

cannot remember which one. We were looking at the

animals and walked around the corner on him. He picked

them up out of an opening from the top of their cage and

was cracking them on the head with a metal chain. They

were mere babies. There were about 5 cubs, all with deep

lacerations on their heads. We were just kids when we saw

that and I did hear that 3 or 4 of the 5 cubs were taken

away and had to be destroyed because of this horrible

mans actions, and you wouldn’t believe, than man hitting

them was dressed in a clown suit. I have seen the abuse

first hand…HOW DARE THEY DO THIS TO ANIMALS?

173. Sandy Mielo Pittsburgh, PA

174. Ella Oblas Brookyn, NY

175. Horselover In

Heart and Soul Gent, Belgium

176. Lilly Jedigh Ulrich Ringsted, Denmark

177. Cindy Chambers Dana Point, CA

178. Mary Rocco Los Angeles, CA Animals should not be made to perform for humans.

Circuses are cruel and inhumane. These animals belong in

the wild where they can live the lives they were supposed

to live. I especially abhor the treatment of elephants. There

is nothing wholesome or fun about a circus! (And clowns

are just plain creepy.)

179. Courtney B Darien, CT

180. Neall S. Paisley, United

Kingdom

181. John De Silva Gotha, FL Stop allowing the exploitation of exotic (all) animals just for

the sake of profit. It’s cruel and uncivilized. Nothing more

need be said or written.

182. Aaron Calis Los Angeles, CA

183. JOSEPH E.

DIGIORGIO STATEN ISLAND, NY

184. Barbara Meyers SI, NY The neglect and abuse of elephants and all animal

entertainers is catastrophic. We must raise our voices for

those who have no voice. We must also educate

well-meaning but uninformed people who do not know the

ugly truth about circuses. In addition, those who claim to

“love the circus” and can’t think of a circus without animals

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Name From Comments

184. Barbara Meyers SI, NY (continued from previous page)

must be urged to give up the romantic notions they cling to.

The circus is far from the Greatest Show On Earth. It is the

Cruelest Show On Earth and a national disgrace.

185. Julie Stein Brooklyn, NY

186. Maureen

Nowosad Whitehorse, Canada

187. Aneliese Krulicki Winnipeg, Canada

188. Julia Safe-Dogs Vienna, Austria

189. Michael Rivera Jersey City, NJ

190. Danielle M Quito, Ecuador Animals mustn’t be used to entertain the people!!! LET

THEM BE!!!!!!

191. Laurie Gabbert Plainfield, IL

192. Angela Rhodes Manchester, United

Kingdom This is animal abuse NOT entertainment……WAKE UP!!!!

193. roberta zanetti padua, Italy

194. Yoav Kashiv Chicago, IL

195. Carol

Leuenberger San Carlos, CA

196. Lesley Dombrow Newington, CT

197. Michael Ruisi LV, NV

198. ivona Parkaceva Skopje, Macedonia,

The Former Yugoslav

Republic Of

199. Annie Dillon Inverclyde, United

Kingdom

200. Jessica Teymouri Saint Louis, MO

201. Alexandra

Douglas Peiraias, Greece

202. Ashraf Al-Dadah Champaign, IL Leave animals out of the circus. My family and I will not

attend a circus that uses animals .

203. Chana Bogsted East Bridgewater, MA

204. Claudia Ioannidou Pafos, Cyprus

205. Devin McCormick Santa Rosa, CA

206. Katrin F. Chemnitz, Germany

207. irina cazacu milano, Italy

208. Kari Dyrdahl Mounds View, MN

209. Margaret Ross Oakdale, NY

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Name From Comments

210. Barb Knight Candler, NC Using sweet, innocent, elephants…stealing them away

from their families is abhorring!! This is part of the reason

their species is dying out. 1) The Circus & 2) Poachers!!

Elephants do NOT belong in circuses; they belong in their

own environment where God intended them to stay!! (bisk)

211. Lynn Thelen Saint Johns, MI

212. Karen Fraser Crestwood, MO

213. Craig Lee Asbury Springfield, MO

214. Karen Strauss Bedminster, NJ

215. Iris Chynoweth Midpines, CA Boycott the circus industry.

216. Anna Welsh Staten Island, NY If barbaric treatment of animals is acceptable, are we not

barbarian?

217. Evangelia

Manthoyianni Athens, Greece

218. nancy sands brooklyn, NY

219. debera delgatto ALLENDALE, NJ

220. Cecilia Bowerman Gold Coast, Australia

221. Gemma

Hollingsworth Penguin, Australia If most children knew that circus animals were repeatedly

beaten, abused, and made to suffer, do you think any of

them would choose to go to an animal circus?

222. Nadia Davidovich Rosario, Argentina

223. Lianne Brown Queanbeyan,

Australia

224. Emily Fano New York, NY

225. Sarah Nigot Hamois, Belgium Clearly the wrong place for the wild, savage animals to live

in !!!! They’re no clowns !!! They ought to be in their natural

and original environment !!! Absolutely not in a circus, in

huge and concrete New York City !!! How much are those

poor animals suffering in there, do you think ???

226. Natalia Lonska Chicago, IL

227. Joseph

Spargifioroe Kew Gardens Hills,

NY

228. Arthur Poletti Western Springs, IL “We would consider it cruel to confine a dog permanently

in a kennel. Yet we visit zoos where hundreds of wild

animals are kept permanently in the equivalent of a kennel.

It is as if we, like the animals, become trapped within the

zoo concept and we cannot see beyond the bars. We

forget that wildlife in zoos is still wildlife.”

~Virginia McKenna

229. Jennie Crespo San Juan, PR

230. Tonya Lynn

Gentry Seneca, SC

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Name From Comments

231. Cheryl Bibby Langley, Canada PLEASE… do not let the torture of circus animals continue!

Behind the false scene of ‘happy entertainment for

humans’ cry the animals who are unnaturally confined and

inhumanely treated.

232. Danni Bennett New York, NY

233. Stuart Tait Portland, OR

234. Felix Vera Staten Island, NY

235. Peggy Acosta Womelsdorf, PA

236. Joyce Murray Staten Island, NY

237. marilyn sass La Mesa, CA

238. Debbie Logue Climax, GA

239. Deepak Joshi New Delhi, India

240. Laura Horning Westlake, OH Animals do NOT belong to humans to use and abuse!

Animals have feelings and emotions-they have rights!!

241. Leonardo Plaia New york, NY Animal cruelty must b stopped always. Everybody should

join. Thanks Daniela.

242. Stephanie

Anderson Millstone Twp, NJ

243. Jodee Lord si, NY

244. Jelica Roland Buzet, Croatia

245. Mali Patel chicago, IL It is not necessary to confine and abuse animals for the

sake of entertainment.

246. Kat Yazzie El Dorado, KS

247. Tiffany C Newton, KS

248. Jodie Cox MELBOURNE,

Australia

249. Annie ATTIAS Domene, France

250. Carole Brown Staten Island, NY

251. LENE HANSEN KBH- NV, Denmark

252. Rosemary Happy

New Year All Salem, NH My grandchildren were so unhappy when they heard about

the abuse of animals by Circus owners that they asked me

what they could do and I told them to tell their friends at

school. Their school is now looking into what they can do

to help the animals who suffer abuse by Circus trainers

and those who own these animals.

253. Kerstin Strobl Marktoberdorf,

Germany

254. Annabelle Tipper Kings Lynn, United

Kingdom

255. Dana Fillion Norwich, CT

256. Amy Aversa New York, NY

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Name From Comments

257. Cordelia Stollberg Port Elizabeth, South

Africa

258. Hinhanni Wicahpi Cornwall, United

Kingdom

259. Sylvain Parreaux Paris, France

260. Ingrid Peeters Torremolinos, Spain

261. Stef Young Cornwall, United

Kingdom

262. brenda collins London, United

Kingdom

263. diana arikane Co Cork, Ireland

264. Crystal Lotus Non-us, Australia

265. Jennifer HOLLINS Fishs Eddy, NY This is incredibly sad & true. Isn’t there a more humane

way to treat these animals? I can’t even go to a circus any

more that has live animals in it. Check out Cirque du Soleil

that doesn’t use animals.

266. Debbie Low Blairsville, GA

267. Anne Seidel Nuremberg, Germany

268. Lilith Diamond Bertinoro, Italy

269. Barbara

Kohari-Kanyaen Vass, NC

270. mary foley Cork, Ireland

271. Nancy Juskowich Waynesburg, PA

272. Simone Duffin Swan Hill, Australia

273. Elaine Metz Regina, Canada If the kids and the majority of adults knew about how these

animals were treated, hopefully they would not attend

these events. It baffles me how the humane societys in all

these cities, especially the winter residents do nothing.

This is a disgusting way to make a dollar and they have

never got one dime from me. We do not have animals in

the events here, only people perform. Let’s stop these

horrific events and circumstances.

274. Katie Pryor St. Louis, MO

275. Cynthia Davis Pulaski, VA

276. Carrie Williams Liverpool, NY

277. Anne Padilla Santa Fe, NM

278. J Mitchell Staten Island, NY The reality show behind the scenes is the barbaric way you

handle your animals. Why not show off the true “show of

shows” that reveals the way you inflict pain and terrible

suffering upon your animals. What kind of children do you

thing would be delighted to watch you torture baby

elephants while you “teach” them their tricks until “they get

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Name From Comments

278. J Mitchell Staten Island, NY (continued from previous page)

it right”. Is this the way you want children and “people of all

ages” to also treat animals. If you were proud of what you

were doing you would open your doors to the events going

on behind your curtains. End this cruelty towards helpless

animals by ending the revenue earned through live

performances of Ringling Brothers and other circuses and

rodeos.

279. Ana Lakaliska Skopje, Macedonia,

The Former Yugoslav

Republic Of

280. Yrna Miryana Jakarta, Indonesia

281. judith Shafer Orange, CT

282. Barbara West Boulder City, NV

283. Gillian Miller Bracknell, United

Kingdom

284. Sophia

Papadohatzaki Athens, Greece

285. Janine Kaczynski Asharoken, NY

286. Beverly Nation Saint Louis, MO

287. Dayle Barrett St.Peters, MO

288. Alex Dillon Inverclyde, United

Kingdom

289. Steven Heaver Newark, NJ

290. Henriette

Matthijssen Boyle,, Canada Elephants are one of the most gentle animals we could

have on earth & because of this they are preyed upon for

circus & entertainment. Yet the abuse that these animals

endure is despicable & inhumane. These majestic animals

need to be banned from circuses & left to enjoy a carefree

life in groups where they belong in their natural habitats.

291. Tami Davidson Saint Ann, MO

292. Anne Kirkwood Braden River, FL

293. Mary Dawson House Springs, MO

294. Carol Adams

Laman Butlerville, IN

295. Elizabeth Dietz Manchester, NJ

296. Christiane Henker Bad Laer, Germany

297. Amanda Yeates sussex, United

Kingdom

298. Ines Vasquez Caracas, Venezuela

299. Darcy Kashmark Moorhead, MN

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Name From Comments

300. Carole Wesley England, United

Kingdom

301. Ken Lucas Rock Of Gibraltar,

Gibraltar

302. Juanita Eisinger Livonia, MI Entertainment + Animals = Abuse

303. Tory Braden Brunswick, GA It’s about time.

304. Belinda Ogley London, United

Kingdom

305. Kizmin Reeves NY, NY I will never take any of my 30 nieces and nephews to the

circus and will continue to educate them on the inhumane

treatment of the animals who are advertised as being in

the shows. I think I can influence several thousand more

kids and parents this year, and I won’t stop until this

practice is banned in this country.

306. Alice Olivo Trebaseleghe, Italy

307. Donna Maxon staten Island, NY

308. Maddie Burke El Segundo, CA

309. Nancy Roger Windsor Locks, CT

310. Debi

Zimmermann Sherwood Park,

Canada

311. Wanda Perry Afton, WY People that care about elephants have proven that they

are abused mentally and physically in the circus. The

stunts they are forced to do are unnatural and cause

damage to their physical well-being.

Please I am begging you to have mercy on these animals,

you hold their future in your hands. You are the one that

puts the bull whip in the hands of the trainer.

For centuries we have allowed elephant trainers to use and

abuse these majestic creatures, 2010 could be the year for

the elephant, for changes that are long overdue.

Please have mercy on the elephants that are being

exploited in entertainment…..

The love of money is causing people to be ruthless and

cruel to animals, please allow them to be elephants, they

did not choose to be entertainers……

312. Viv Lanting Hamilton, New

Zealand

313. Terrie Williams Vidor, TX

314. Rene Morton Ithaca, NY

315. Galen Hazelhofer Valley Springs, CA

316. Paula Sanders Sydney, Australia

317. dian wright Garland, TX

318. Alice Diane East Amwell, NJ

319. ALPHA WI Freeland, Germany

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320. Hannah Hh Happy, TX

321. Donna Borden Norridge, IL

322. KRISTEN

BREITWEG Citrus Springs, FL CHILDREN ,LET THEM SEE.. THEY WILL BE THE ONES

TO SAY “STOP NOW”…

323. Sue A Cohen Hamden, CT

324. Jesus Arocha

Robles Charallave,

Venezuela

325. Julie Nussbaumer Castel, Guernsey,

United Kingdom

326. Kate Konieczny Homewood, IL

327. Carol Semin Johannesburg, South

Africa Circuses exist on the back of ongoing barbaric cruelty to

animals and permanently horrendous conditions in which

animals are forced to suffer.

Putting an END TO CIRCUSES means a more CIVILISED

and sane society. Circuses are the shame of humanity.

And all those who attend are guilty of the same crimes

committed against the animals by circuses. Viz. to force an

animal through extreme cruelty or starvation, to “perform.”

A life of torment inflicted onto an animal, for the sake of 5

mins of “entertainment” for a child?? Does NOT add up to

me.

328. LINCOLN

O’BARRY Venice Beach, CA

329. Debbie Ellis Fredericksburg, TX

330. Emily Grutz chicago, IL

331. Dana McGill Boerne, TX Elephants, and other animals do not belong in cages or

should not be abused to perform stupid tricks. Elephants,

are very intelligent and gentle creatures, belong in an

environment of freedom where they can walk many miles

per day and enjoy a life without chains, bullhooks and

other tortures.

332. Niki Gianni Chicago, IL

333. Joanna Buksa Chicago, IL

334. Vanessa Sarges Toronto, Canada

335. Audra Raulinaitis Romeoville, IL

336. Mrs M. Clifton Park, NY

337. beatrice pacyga Chicago, IL

338. Theodore R.

WOZNICK Dacono, CO

339. Ronda

Richardson Granite City, IL

340. Stephanie Bisso Staten Island, NY

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341. KATHLEEN

WISSENZ Warminster, PA

342. Marilyn Orr Gowrie Mountain,

Australia

343. Jennifer Hall Greeneville, TN

344. Lila Castaneda Lima, Peru, Peru

345. Ambrose Merly Waterbury, CT they’ll never pass this no matter how terrible these

practices are. but it is a very good cause. and here is my

signature.

346. Angela Szazynski Noblesville, IN

347. Michelle Briggs Springfield, OR

348. Agnes Hall Langwarrin Victoria,

Australia

349. Calista Mitchell Plainfield, IL The continued use of animals in circuses is a

embarrassment to this country and each city that allows

the circus to come to town. Other cities and countries

around the world have banned such practices. I’m sure if

you knew what horrific treatment these animals endure on

a daily basis you would feel the same. These animals

suffer electrical shock and constant beatings in the name

of entertainment. Please help us end this nonsense and

prevent the circus from coming to your city this year. This

would be a major step in the fight against animal cruelty

and a necessary step if we are going to consider ourselves

a compassionate and evolved society.

350. Elizabeth Collins Panorama City, CA

351. gerlinde palsingh -vienna, Austria

352. Nadia Donato New York, NY

353. Janice Hutto North Little Rock, AR

354. Katie Miller G W Univ, DC

355. yvonne williams Wasaga Beach,

Ontario, Canada

356. Sumant Murugesh Christchurch, New

Zealand It’s about time humans stop making profit from animal

abuse!

357. Deborah

Claassen Novato, CA

358. Hazel Seymour Saskatoon, Canada

359. Carolyn

Roseberry Elsinore, UT Im totally against circus’s and training methods are often

abusive, cruel and stressful. Circus trainers use whips,

tight collars, electric prods, bullhooks, and other tools to

break animals’ spirits and teach submission.

Wild animals can attack trainers and audiences, rebelling

against mistreatment and cruel training methods.

(continues on next page)

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Name From Comments

359. Carolyn

Roseberry Elsinore, UT (continued from previous page)

Living conditions of circus animals are inhumane. The

animals live in cramped spaces — tigers and lions live and

travel in cages measuring just 4 by 6 by 5 feet. Elephants

are chained by their legs during training, transport, and

between shows.

The circus is not educational. It portrays wild animals as

approachable and playful – teaching nothing about the

animals, their natural habitats, lifestyles or behaviors.

Many circuses entertain audiences without using animals.

And it’s these circuses that we should welcome to our

town. Using animals as a form of entertainment, especially

when it involves such cruelty, is barbaric.

360. Robyn van den

Bemd Scottsdale, AZ

361. Josephia Tania Surabaya, Indonesia

362. Isabel Pereira Port Washington, NY

363. Eleni Michaels Campbelltown,

Australia

364. Maryanne Appel Garnet Valley, PA

365. Arlene Robins Surrey, Canada

366. Irene Cooper Dandenong, Australia THEY ARE WILD ANIMALS, PUT THEM BACK IN THE

WILD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

367. Mark Lawton Pleasant Point, New

Zealand

368. Pam Fioretti Adelaide, Australia

369. Yael Veenstra Hengelo, Netherlands

370. Teresa Turner Vancouver, Canada I hope New York City brings in this legislation to stop

circus’ from using exotic Animals to perform, it is time to

change how we teach our children and teach them that

suffering of other living beings is Not okay. So they could

grow up with the respect for all living beings as the way it’s

suppose to be. It is horrifying to see how trainers and

handlers treat these beautiful animals, to do petty things

that make people laugh - unknowingly they are laughing at

the pain they are enduring to do these stupid tricks. To go

against their nature! All of the animals pay dearly with their

bodies, the scars of the prods show they are unwilling

participants. It’s time to put the animals into sactuaries to

live out their lives as close to what they should have had,

no more cruelty - no more pain.

371. Mitch Goldsmith Ypsilanti, MI It is at the heart of our democracy that individuals be able

to speak to members of elected governmental bodies, and

have those words and concerns be acted upon.

372. Helen Hilton Athy, Ireland

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Name From Comments

373. aija arikane cork, Ireland

374. Vonny Tsu Jakarta, Indonesia

375. Steve Dale Frankston,victoria,

Australia

376. Carolyn Grimaldi Salisbury, CT

377. John Purdy Staen island, NY

378. Jacqui Harley Hamsphire, United

Kingdom

379. Ewa Piasecka Warsaw, Poland

380. Kevin Laloux Saint-hubert, Belgium

381. Sharon Davis

Canty Jacksonville, NC

382. Debra Young Staten Island, NY

383. Joyce waldie Moyock, NC BOYCOTT ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL HOUSE OF

HORRORS SUCH AS RINGADING BROTHERS CIRCUS

AND OTHERS!!!!!

384. Susan Ryan Staten Island, NY

385. Christofer

Jauneau La Chapelle En

Serval, France

386. Judy Flanagan staten island, NY

387. Shawna Mansuy Traverse City, MI

388. Tabatha Horn Richmond, VA

389. Ralph Xx Freeland, Germany

390. Sharon Cohen Hallandale, FL

391. Janet Mulder Lelystad, Netherlands Parents must teach children that there are NO happy

animals in the zoo! They don’t belong there!!! Stop that!

392. stan nicoleta

andrea Targu Mures,

Romania

393. Ruth Pruiksma Clifton, NJ

394. karine sauvageot Aillon Le Jeune,

France

395. Claire Andrews West Palm Beach, FL

396. june billings London, United

Kingdom

397. Sonja Nielsen Glostrup, Denmark Animals were not put on this planet for our entertainment.

We do not have the right to use animals as if their lives

ment nothing. Animals lives are as important to them, as

ours is to us.

398. Alejandra V Buenos Aires,

Argentina

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Name From Comments

399. Val Price Denver, CO If most children knew what went on to these animals,

they’d never go to another circus again. So that’s why

we’re going to tell them and their parents.

400. Chantal Buslot Hasselt, Belgium

401. Jeannette

Spargifiore Bellmore, NY

402. Megan Sweeney willow grove, PA These facts need to be known throughout the world, most

people have no idea what goes on behind the walls of the

circus

403. Isabel Baptista Lourinha, Portugal

404. Karlyn Damevski Hatboro, PA

405. Edith Suarez Mexico, Mexico

406. laurence fillaut Dinan, France

407. Thibaud Claire Bray, France

408. Marie

COEURJOLY St-Brieuc, France

409. Debora Toro Las Vegas, NV Absolutley not!!!!

410. serge Boerio Saint Julien, France

411. Tracy Tiefenbach Hamiltom, Canada

412. Veronique

Renaud Lyon, France

413. Susan malpass Walsall, United

Kingdom

414. Natalie York Las Vegas, NV

415. Jude Price Adelaide, Australia It is a mediaeval and unacceptable practice to coerce

animals to ‘perform’ for human entertainment. What values

are we teaching our children? Its okay to hurt animals as

long as we enjoy it? People are (too) slowly coming to

realise the abuse and neglect that accomany such

debacles. Please pass Intro 389 and make New York an

exemplar in the treatment and care of exotic animals.

416. Natalie A. Carter Newark, OH

417. whitney dumas Munster, IN

418. Fredericka Hart Wylie, TX Please think of the animals and their suffering. This is not a

joke. They suffer terribly in this circus life and it is terrific to

think that you might be able to relieve their suffering.

Thank you so much for taking this into consideration.

419. Becky Visco Wimberley, TX

420. Crystal Conklin Glendale, AZ

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Name From Comments

421. Deanna Fusco Kings Park, NY I don’t understand why there is still a debate about this.

When a non-domesticated animal is used for performance

in the circus or elsewhere, you are jeopardizing the health

and safety of the animal, as well as the audience. New

York should set an example of banning this kind of cruelty.

422. Rhea Preston Laguna Beach, CA The treatment of these poor circus animals is beyond

cruel!!! Please put an end the this abuse!!! These animals

DO NOT belong confined!!! They’re beaten and treated

horribly just in order to entertain a bunch of uneducated

spectators!!! This needs to end!!! Thank you. Peace.

423. Mikaela

McGowan Red Bank, NJ I think it is horrible what they to to these animals. i am 10

years old and know all about the mean and cruel circus.

424. Swain Chow Rowland Heights, CA

425. Bill Nimmo New York City, NY

426. Kekuhoumana

Ka’ahea San Luis Obispo, CA

427. Rebecca Falco Plainfield, NJ

428. Christine Hill Oshawa, Canada

429. Andrew Galen Pasadena, CA

430. Ricky Setticase Gardner, KS

431. Lisa Shaw Calgary, Canada

432. Lesley Spade Longmont, CO

433. Lyhann

O’Shaughnessy Mexico, Mexico

434. steve collins Victoria, Australia we as adults know this is wrong to treat another living

animal so cruelly, please enable the release of these

creatures to appropriate sanctuaries immediately…

435. Lana Shumway Longview, WA

436. susanna finn west footscray,

Australia

437. Brbara Pinto Figueira Da Foz,

Portugal

439. katira tejeda Everett, MA

440. Brett Hobbs Suffolk Park,

Australia

441. paul sanders Telford, United

Kingdom

442. Diana de la

Quintana madrid, Spain

443. MARIA EUGENIA

GONZALEZ

CASTELLANOS

Tlalnepantla Estado

De Mexico, Mexico

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Name From Comments

444. Cindy Adams Norman, OK

445. Mark Ihnatowych Etobicoke, Canada

446. Deborah

Thompson Shaw Lancaster, SC

447. Peter Rodamer Würzburg, Germany

448. Sérgio Pontes Lisbon, Portugal

449. Rebecca Uurtamo tucson, AZ

450. Dian Wright Garland, TX

451. sainz paola Sète, France

452. JOSEPH

BARNETT Pensacola, FL

453. alessandro locci alessandria, Italy

455. Milla Öst Eskilstuna, Sweden

456. Katie Timmins Settle, United

Kingdom

457. Nathalie Girardin Satigny / Geneva,

Switzerland

458. Christina

Pascalidou Makedonia, Greece

459. Lorna McAllister Cumbernauld, United

Kingdom

460. Diane Symons Perkasie, PA

461. Susan Holmes Conwy, United

Kingdom Circuses which involve animals are cruel and need to be

banned. It is impossible to care for these animals

humanely, whilst kept in captivity. These animals are

chained or caged for 20 hrs or more per day. This is not a

life for these animals, this is torture for them. These

animals are also beaten into submission (look up PETA

web site). I will never attend a circus which use these

magnificent animals for entertainment. It is a disgrace.

462. PLANARD Thierry Meyzieu, France

463. Viola Holm Kolding, Denmark animals shall be free and not in circus.

464. Carrie Anne

Brown Sittingbourne, United

Kingdom

465. Lorna Domingo Fayence, France

466. Darlene Schueler Estill Spgs, TN

467. Syreeta Batiste Canoga Park, CA

468. Bill Horton Longwood, FL

469. Giuseppe

Lamandini Gdynia, Poland

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Name From Comments

470. Hema Bedasie Longdenville, Trinidad

And Tobago

471. annick le parque Moncton, Canada

472. Jaime

Cammarata, RD Philadelphia, PA

473. Luis Eduardo

Zuniga Moreno Guayaquil, Ecuador

474. Judy Penna Holiday, FL

475. judith leon Las Vegas, NV

476. mark monaghan Anglesey, United

Kingdom

477. LAURA SPADONI Miazzina (italy), Italy

478. Heike Loos Barbengo - Lugano,

Switzerland

479. violetta cyran Rego Park, NY

480. Linda Miller Mclaren Vale,

Australia

481. silvia batista Portimao, Portugal

482. Kathleen

Templeton Mesa, AZ

483. LAURA WITKO Nottingham, United

Kingdom

484. Mike Smith London, United

Kingdom

485. Dragana

Velkovska Skopje, Macedonia,

The Former Yugoslav

Republic Of

SHAMEFUL..THEN AGAIN..SINCE HUMANITY EXISTS

WHAT’S NOT?

486. Chaim Margalit Point Roberts, WA

487. Denise Lytle Fords, NJ

488. Amanda Stokell Ramsgate, United

Kingdom

489. Valerie Wasson Alliance, OH

490. Jenny li stamford, CT

491. Jen Goodman Cape Town, South

Africa

492. gail dair Perth, Australia

493. stephanie cawein Layton, NJ

494. Virgilio Morichi Panania Nsw,

Australia

495. Patricia

Neskavich Shelby Township, MI

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Name From Comments

496. Julie Farrell Avalon Beach,

Australia These beautiful creatures must not be used for

entertainment or monetary purposes, my parents took me

to a circus when I was very young but had to take me

home very early as I just cried for the animals being used

in the circus!!!!

497. Penny Gregorio Honolulu, HI Circus animals are treated horribly! I believe circus’s with

animals should be banned. This has been an issue for a

long time.

498. Kimberley R K Winnipeg, Canada

499. Sandi Walker New Westminster,

Canada ANIMALS ARE NOT OURS TO MAIM, VIOLATE, INJURE

OR MURDER. Animals are equal to humans in the

creation of life.

500. ARANTXA

CHAPADO

ALONSO

MADRID, Spain

501. delphine never Champs-sur-marne,

France

502. Caroline Prout Champs-sur-marne,

France

503. Patrick Prout Champs-sur-marne,

France

504. Marie-france

Zamblera Villeneuve-le-comte,

France

505. Lucette Cabrilhac Clichy-sous-bois,

France

506. Maxine Melloy brisbane, Australia

507. Elena Antonia

Moran Oliveira

Mera

Amsterdam,

Netherlands

508. Cynthia Wong Staten Island, NY We don’t need to abuse animals for our personal

entertainment.

509. Martha Luisa

Siahaan Bandung, Indonesia

510. Matthew

LoveAnimals Netanya, Israel

511. maria kagelind stockholm, Sweden I thank India for taking responsebility and changed the

laws for

this…….

THIS CRULETY HAS TO STOP

AND ALL OF US BAN VISITING EXOTIC ANIMAL

PERFORMANCES

512. Bev silverman yorkshire, United

Kingdom

513. Andrea Fanara Rosario, Argentina

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Name From Comments

514. Tortiller Jean-luc Biches, France

515. Caroline BEAU Neuilly Sur Seine,

France

516. bovy fabienne oupeye, Belgium

517. GODART

STEPHANIE Tournefeuille, France

518. Linda Rampling West Mersea, United

Kingdom The cruelty has to be stopped now!

519. Laetitia Rossi nice, France

520. MARIA

PAPADOPOULOUAthens, Greece

521. Tajma Fekec Zagreb, Croatia

522. nadine plantin cordes sur ciel,

France

523. christine chavez Houston, TX

524. Jaime Iparraguirre Bussy-Saint-Georges,

France people shouldn’t go to circuses cuz circus animals are very

often beaten, abused, and made to suffer

so go to circuces without animals, please, do it for ‘em

they need your help and your support

thanks

525. Patricia Che Bussy-Saint-Georges,

France en los circos los animalitos son maltratados

si vosotros teneis corazon, ya no vayan a circos

es puro maltrato y sufrimiento pa los animales alla

526. person christel Aix En Provence,

France

527. Aurélie

Iparraguirre Bussy-Saint-Georges,

France

528. Elodie

Iparraguirre Bussy-Saint-Georges,

France

529. porla garratt Manchester, United

Kingdom

530. paul whitehouse west sussex, United

Kingdom

531. Daryl Haynes X, United Kingdom

532. HORIOT marc La Fare, France

533. Georgi Mortensen West Jordan, UT

534. Savannah Smith Berlin, Germany

535. Diane van Weelie Apeldoorn,

Netherlands If India can do it so can the USA. Ban exotic animal

perfomances. It is not entertainment, it is cruelty.

536. Scott Vander

Molen Las Vegas, NV

537. Lelja Hocevar Ljublajna, Slovenia

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Name From Comments

538. Debbie DiPalma Tobyhanna, PA

539. Allison Morris Dallas, TX

540. Doris Ward Molesworth, Australia

541. Paul Treeves liskeard, United

Kingdom Animal abuse is not entertainment !!

542. Bridget Bailey Stafford, VA

543. Candi Ausman Fremont, CA

544. Katherine Nield Washington, UT Katherine Nield

545. Lilith Graves Jacksonville, FL

546. Anna Drummond Grass Valley, CA

547. Elissa Horne North Hollywood, CA

548. amie saladis staten island, NY

549. Kathryn Petley Clinton, ME

550. Leslie Boyer Metairie, LA

551. Gillian Arnott North Berwick, United

Kingdom Please, please, please put a stop to this. These noble

animals belong in the wild, not in circuses.

Thank you.

552. Paula Nahmías Santiago, Chile

553. Lisa Salazar Foster City, CA this crime is horrific!

554. Michelle van

Soelen Pretoria, South Africa

555. Cherokee

Chastain Ash Anaconda, MT

556. Paola Ghidotti Milano, Italy

557. hanne stajner vanløse, Denmark If most children knew that circus animals were repeatedly

beaten, abused, and made to suffer, do you think any of

them would choose to go to an animal circus?

558. Cynthia Francis Mission Beach

Queensland,

Australia

ANIMALS do NOT belong in a circus……..never mind the

fact that in order to get them to behave in the way circuses

want them to, they are beaten into submission by animal

hating humans. THIS MUST STOP

559. lawrence dunton mansfield, United

Kingdom

560. Jo Pretorius Brackendowns, South

Africa

561. Paola Castillo Queretaro, Mexico

562. Sylvia Mrozewski Woodside, NY

563. Tonya Butts La Fargeville, NY

564. Kurt Valentine Den Haag,

Netherlands Go save Exotic Animals.

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Name From Comments

565. Joanne Cannon Liverpool, United

Kingdom Animals should not be abused into unnatural behaviour for

the entertainment of humans. Each animal has an allure

and beauty in it’s natural state and this is what children

should be shown - not the barbaric results shown in

circuses.

566. anna bellin beverly hills, CA

567. Stacey Trujillo Colorado Springs, CO

568. Shaktiva Irahs The Hague,

Netherlands

569. Tina DePue Sacramento, CA

570. Matt Kogler Newport Beach, CA

571. Rita Kerkhofs Antwerp, Belgium

572. Isabel Breidebach Wenden, Germany

573. Lauren Ritter Mason, MI

574. Delliana of the

Sea Manitou Springs, CO

575. Sebastien Vigne Triuggio, Italy

576. Janique Gagnon Ferme-neuve,

Canada

577. Joanick-Andrée

Lajeunesse Mont-Laurier, Canada

578. Olivier Vincent Paris, France

579. Nadezhda

Peneva Alicante, Spain

580. Sonia Trimboli Catania, Italy

581. claudine bihan chartronges, France

583. séverine dallon Sievoz, France

584. ELODIE

HEURTEL Digne, France Animals are not toys or entertainment. They must live free

!!! Stop the barbaric treatment in circuses !!! Entertained

with yourself !!!

585. Marissa Chapman Redding, CA

586. marron aurelie Chelieu, France

587. neima NEIMA Paris, France des cirques sans animaux deviennent de plus en plus

fréquents !!! à notre époque, les animaux doivent être

protégés et respectés !!! laissez-les dans leur univers et

cessez de les exploiter et les torturer !!! ces pratiques sont

inadmissibles quand on veut être civilisés !!!

588. Bauret Angelique Antheit, Belgium

589. Ricard Audrey Fontenay Sous Bois,

France

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Name From Comments

590. denise antonini Ventiseri, France Si la plupart des enfants savaient que les animaux de

cirque ont été maintes fois battus, maltraités, et fait souffrir,

pensez-vous un d’entre eux choisissent d’aller dans un

cirque, des animaux?

591. Nicole Verbist Genval, Belgium

592. Françoise Libront Tilly, Belgium

593. nadine vool Hannut, Belgium nadine vool

594. dominique

tinchant Joyeuse, France Si la plupart des enfants savaient que les animaux de

cirque ont été maintes fois battus, maltraités, et fait souffrir,

pensez-vous un d’entre eux choisissent d’aller dans un

cirque, des animaux?

595. Martine Duval Meslan, France

596. Isabel Cruz Aveiro, Portugal Stop de suffering of these defenseless animals ! Animal

belong to nature, away, far away from Humankind !

597. Jacqueline

Robinson Powder Springs, GA

598. Cordier

Marie-Therese Forges, Belgium

599. dorline rockwell st marcel d’ardèche,

France

600. Josy ROUSSEAU PARIS, France

601. Canova Josy Sion, Switzerland

602. Marie Dutto Aspremont, France This must stop !

603. Maria van

Dingenen Torrington, CT

604. ERRIQUEZ

Corinne PAU, France

605. Brigda Loona Nice, France

606. denise Verhaegen grand quevilly,

France

607. Anne Aurelie

Abecassis Roquebrune-sur-argens,

France

608. emma Verhaegen grand quevilly,

France

609. pascal

vercknocke bagnols sur ceze,

France

610. Marie-Rose

HECKMANN Marseille, France

611. Odile

HECKMANN Marseille, France

612. Jean-Luc

PALAZOTTO Marseille, France

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Name From Comments

613. nicole deschreider braine, Belgium

614. Nicolas

BELLEUDY ALLAUCH, France

615. Carole

BELLEUDY PARIS, France

616. olga abajas Barcelona, Spain

617. plaisir nathalie Rambouillet, France

618. Nancy petitjean Liège, Belgium

619. Gossiaux

Genevieve Brussels, Belgium

620. maingot ingrid Saint nicolas de

bliquetuit, France

621. francesca berselli Paris, France

622. Susan Davis Astoria, NY There has never been any hidden abuse of Circus animals,

it’s all out in the open for anyone who takes the time to see

and read. Circus trainers have written books detailing the

torture (including gang beatings) they inflict on animals,

and video evidence is everywhere and even brought to

court. Passing this legislation is way overdue, please pass

this bill. I look forward to hearing that you have passed

this!

623. ANTONIUCCI

marc Nice, France

624. Elodie Susikyan Marseille, France

625. Benjamin Durier NUCES, France

626. Danièle Byleveld St-Fargeau-Ponthierry,

France Il faut faire cesser l’esclavage animal pour le profit. Les

enfants méritent d’assister à des spectacles éthiques et les

parents ne doivent plus payer pour leur montrer la

détresse de ces pauvres animaux qui exécutent des

numéros contre nature.

627. Philippe Dolleans St-Fargeau-Ponthierry,

France

628. Jean PIERRARD CHEHERY, France

629. reda therese calas, France

630. Jennifer Parrucci Forest Hills, NY

631. jasmin

schoenberg Hannover, Germany

632. Wanda Roths PITTSBURG, KS

633. cauvet alain FRESNES, France

634. Delphine Gloux Paris, France

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Name From Comments

635. Sharon Van

Hecke Haverhill, MA After riding on a circus float on the floor of a Ringling &

Bros Circus with my small child, and seeing the absolutely

hopeless/miserable and dead expression in the eyes of the

mammoth elephant walking near to us, I felt a real sense of

unease for our own safety on the entire ride. The elephant

just looked completely miserable and hopeless. It gave me

no joy to see that and I have not returned to a circus since

then. Nor will I ever revisit another circus that uses these

incredible creatures in such a mean and cruel way. The

training techniques are inhumane, and in this day and age,

there is no need for it. A circus has many other attractions

and they need not rely on continuing to incorporate an

animal in its acts when it is abused to make it comply with

the trainers wishes.

636. jackie baut Puerto Princesa City,

Philippines

637. Marie Julie Blouin Sherbrooke, Canada

638. NOELLE

FAVREAU La Salle En

Beaumont, France

639. Pauline HAMON Les Ponts De Cé,

France

640. Philippe Tomballe Engis, Belgium Philippe Tomballe

641. eliane robin marolles, France Cela doit cesser !!!

642. Jean Carlos Ortiz Everett, MA

643. leonarski Eric Roanne, France

644. lili coppola Provence, France

645. Tammy Agnew Dexter, NY

646. Jennifer

Gosser-Duncan Umeå, Sweden

647. ROXANE

DESCHAMPS Forges, Belgium Si la plupart des enfants savaient que les animaux de

cirque ont été maintes fois battus, maltraités, et fait souffrir,

pensez-vous un d’entre eux choisissent d’aller dans un

cirque, des animaux?

648. francine remy clavier, Belgium STOP A LA CRUAUTE ET AU MARTYRE DES ANIMAUX

649. Vigneron Danielle Brussels, Belgium

650. Natalia Rodriguez Santiago, Dominican

Republic

651. jean frederic

Marrot Marseilles, France

652. Jesse Younce Chicago, IL

653. laetitia larrieux audenge, France

654. Joanna Dulowska N, United Kingdom If most children knew that circus animals were repeatedly

beaten, abused, and made to suffer, do you think any of

them would choose to go to an animal circus?

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Name From Comments

655. warren Birey Marseille, France

656. Margarita Garcia San Salvador, El

Salvador

657. Eva DeRoche Beaumont, TX

658. Gerard Daley Monroe, NY

659. Revel Cécile Fourges, France

660. mulquin christian bruxeles, Belgium Je suis moi même issu d’une famille du cirque, et je je suis

contre l’exploitation des animaux autres que nos animaux

de compagnie classiques. Pour autant que l’on utilise leurs

aptitudes naturelles aux jeux.Le cirque doit vivre, mais pas

au détriment du malheur de nos Amis les bêtes.

661. PAULA ALMEIDA LISBON, Portugal

662. kristina aldoshina Tula, Russian

Federation

663. Marjan Kalveski Skopje, Macedonia,

The Former Yugoslav

Republic Of

664. Severine Chance Paris, France

665. le ru anne tréglonou, France

666. stephanie legelis Huntingdon Valley,

PA

667. Julie Sommesous nice, France

668. Robert RescueInk New York, NY This problem with the treatment of Circus Animals needs to

stop!

670. ahmad saed

elsayed Cairo, Egypt

671. eloise leclercq tourcoing, France

672. s shelton Rensselaer, NY

673. Rena Birdie Dallas, TX

674. Asli Gedik A, Germany

675. Rose Griffin Binghamton, NY

676. patricia feurer Ellicott City, MD

677. Annabelle Piques Montpellier, France

678. Carmen López La Coruña, Spain

679. Danielle Hawley South River, NJ

680. Sonia Boll Nimes, France

681. Cristina Seica Anadia, Portugal

682. S Davidson Edinburgh, United

Kingdom

683. althea riverstonn Schertz, TX

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Name From Comments

684. Giordano Schillaci Palermo, Italy

685. Cheryl Ulrich Mosinee, WI I remind my 2 Grandsons , 3 and 5 , that they should never

go to circuses with animals and why ! They’ll definetly grow

up learning about compassion for the animals ! And

circuses are no place for anaimals !!

686. Marietta Walfaro Sacramento, CA BAN the use of ALL animals in the entertainment industry!

This not entertaining for the animals, it is torture! Enough is

enough!

687. ROUX josette Marseille, France

688. soyeur delphine romsée, Belgium

689. Lefebvre Christel Lyon, France

690. XAVIER Caroline Mtlr, France

691. Chantal Brixy Rixensart, Belgium

692. FAROUAULT

Jocelyne PARIS, France

693. marielle

kvartskhava beaucourt, France Le cirque est là pour faire rêver et non pour commettre

l’horreur et le cauchemars…!

694. krystyna prusik PARIS, France Respect all life. Let animals live their lives in peace. Would

you like to be kept in a cage by force, kept hungry and

made to perform for tidbits or punished if you didn’t obey

the dictatorship and constraints of your trainer ?

695. Heather Busse Lake City, FL

696. Helene Brissaud Aix en Provence,

France

697. Ana Domingo Madrid, Spain

698. annick van

noeyen bruxelles, Belgium

699. Barbara Tatti Orbassano, Italy

700. Vika Babakova Cherkassy, Ukraine

701. Angela Sellitto Godfrey, IL

702. Sandra

Stoyanova Targovishte, Bulgaria

703. Ana Angelova Targovishte, Bulgaria

704. donald vickers Theodore, AL

705. macon christophe laigneville, France

706. andrew tsu Jakarta, Indonesia

707. stephane marcon Montelimar, France

708. Svilena Angelova Targovishte, Bulgaria

709. Zdravko Hristov Targovishte, Bulgaria

710. Martin Asenov Targovishte, Bulgaria

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Name From Comments

711. loredana versaci Torino, Italy

712. Ophélie

Henquinet Gondreville, France Je ne voudrais pas allez voir un spéctacle, m’amuser et

rêver, sachant que les animaux qui y sont, se font

maltraiter!!!

713. Nadine Lavallé Liège-Belgium E.U.,

Belgium

714. Annie PEYSSON PUSIGNAN

FRANCE, France

715. Marianne

Miltenburg Nieuwegein,

Netherlands

716. Sandra and Peter

Sweerman Amsterdam,

Netherlands

717. Jean-François

Dutto Aspremont, France

718. Jeanne Dutto Torrington, CT

719. ruchi gupta New Delhi, India

720. Gili Kahana Tel Aviv, Israel

721. Sebastian Zelepin PAsadena, CA

722. Danielle Kichler Washington, DC

723. stéphanie rossenu st maurice, France

724. Dutto Karst Aspremont, France

725. MARTIN CLAIRE Orléans, France

726. Koehl Willy Pont Saint Esprit,

France

727. Art Villanueva San Diego, CA Art Villanueva

728. Yolande

Rauscher Ensisheim, France

729. Eymauzy Michèle Villeneuve Loubet,

France

730. SYLVIA

STOJKOVIC SANNOIS, France

731. branislav

STOJKOVIC SANNOIS, France

732. martine van adorp bruxelles, Belgium stop !!!

733. Gilles Marie Paris, France

734. SORLIN CARINE Villeparisis, France

735. Anne Lorraine

Vigouroux Paris, France

736. daniel feret bagnolet, France

737. france fayet bagnolet, France

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Name From Comments

738. simon fayet bagnolet, France

739. godfin marilyn haute isle, France

740. Hermann

Jeannine Vence, France

741. BRIGITT

BILLARD SANNOIS, France

742. mollie morrissette Willits, CA I support your effort to raise awareness and end the cruel

and needless suffering of animals at the hands of humans.

My wish would be that the humans could suffer the same

fate, as a lesson for their obvious disregard for the pain

they cause and the ignorance their actions serve to

perpetuate on a society blind to such cruelty and suffering

by choosing acceptance, ignorance and apathy.

743. Elisa Dolléans Rennes, France

744. Déborah Benson Paris France, France

745. elisabeth karcher Marseille, France

746. Deanna

Zimmerman Yuba City, CA

747. Jennifer Kilgore Pine Bluff, AR

748. jozon florence paris, France

749. beatriz mesiano Strasbourg, France

750. michele fedrizzi malzeville, France

751. sonia villette bouvron, France

752. david villette bouvron, France

753. katia maluta paris, France

754. michel maluta paris, France

755. ERRIQUEZ

Romain Pau, France

756. kamal sachdeva Ludhiana, India

757. rebout sandrine st pierre la& garenne,

France

758. JACQUELET

Christine SARCELLES, France

759. Amitav Dash Guelph, Canada

760. prieur jean-luc sens, France

761. Marie ISAIA saint laurent du var,

France

762. yves TOSCANO NICE, France

763. Mary Beth

Seacott Staten Island, NY The abuses these animals suffer are appalling and

something needs to be done to protect these magnificent

creatures.

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Name From Comments

764. Diane Clarke Staten Island, NY

765. sonia beccheri So Paulo, Brazil PLEASE SAVE OUR FRIENDS

JUSTICE NOW

QUICKLY

PLEASE

I LOVE THEM

766. Joanna Fraser Glynde, Australia It’s time we stopped treating these animals so inhumanely

for the purpose of so called entertainment for humans.

767. DOLLEANS

Vincent ST Fargeau

Ponthierry, France

768. Julia Tawyea’ Lake Ariel, PA

769. allison riche Brussels, Belgium

770. VIER EVA PARIS, France

771. beatrice dorgler chatenois, France

772. Antonio Amador Setubal, Portugal

773. scholer marie thionville, France

774. carmen hung staten island, NY

775. nicole zaban vireux-molhain,

France

776. Melanie

Kirchmeyer Pleidelsheim,

Germany

777. Gudrun Dennis Gainesville, FL

778. Andrea Tedesco Staten Island, NY

779. Margaretha van

Egmond Nieuwe Wetering,

Netherlands

780. Akash Goyal Ludhiana, India

781. perrine Mallet Saillac, France

782. hieber kugelmann

josiane illkirch, France

783. Nathalie Lecat Tournai, Belgium

784. gaelle mULLER joue Les Tours,

France

785. Lisa Glass Brooklyn, NY

786. Melissa

MacDonald Laguna Hills, CA

787. Michele Carley Jersey City, NJ

788. Andrew Wilson Oceanside, NY

789. Bruno Nadalin Hoboken, NJ

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Name From Comments

790. Pamela Carley Jersey City, NJ What more can a decent person add to an impact

statement for an issue that mirrors the horrors of ancient

Rome, for the animals? I do not associate with people who

continue to patronize such events after trying to educate

them - thankfully, I have lost very few contacts over many

years, and won supporters for this worthy cause. Circque

de Soleil proves beyond any of your unfathomable, cruel

objections, that people love to be entertained by talented

artists. RBB&BC is a despicable entity that will become a

memory, in my lifetime. Bet on it!

791. abhinav sachdev Ludhiana, India

792. Bev Brewis Victoria, Canada Our city banned circus`s with animals years ago……you

can do it too……if children knew the horror of these animals

lives…..they would beg their parents to save them!!!!!

794. Maryam Beik

Baghban Tehran, Iran, Islamic

Republic Of

795. Johnny

Makarainen York, PA

796. Erasmia Tsiafi Thessaloniki, Greece

797. Renee Wright Pretoria, South Africa

798. Joelle coudriou paris, France

799. ARIETTA

MARINITSI ATHENS, Greece

800. Pat Morin New Britain, CT

801. Marija Popovic Belgrade, Serbia And

Montenegro

802. dreamwolfspirit

joan farr Woking, United

Kingdom

803. Katrien

Vandevelde Nieuwrode, Belgium

804. Ivana Grmoja rakitovica, Croatia

805. Marta Zamora

Garces Barcelona, Spain

806. Ruth Zamora Barcelona, Spain

807. Juanita Eisinger Livonia, MI

808. sharon engel ojai, CA

809. Corinne Morton Willseyville, NY

810. JennyLee

Smallman Sodus, NY

811. Debbie Fields Monona, WI Animals in the circus are forced to live lives of

unimaginable misery, suffering, neglect and abuse. This

atrocity has to stop!

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Name From Comments

812. Susan

Woodhouse Cincinnati, OH

813. NATHALIE

LAZAREVSKI MONTREUIL, France

814. Dena Stapleton Rincon, GA This is most troubling. I do not live in NYC but I am letting

you know I support this bill only because it needs to start

somewhere so other states can follow. All the states need

to do this and stop the circuses from animal cruelty to

these poor helpless wild animals.

815. William Morel Brooklyn, NY

816. C R NY, NY Torturing animals is not entertainment.

817. B. Hausman Hollis HIlls, NY This is KILLING an animal’s sprit and soul… SHAME ON

YOU.. and

you say you LOVE the animals.. This proves you don’t

really…

818. Carolelorraine

Sipos Marina Del Rey, CA SHAME SHAME AND MORE SHAME TO THOSE WHO

DO THIS TO THESE INTELLIGENT SOULS…….HOW

WOULD THEY LIKE TO HAVE THIS DONE TO

THEM??????????????

819. Diane Gustafson Hammond, IN

820. Lucy Fedoriwskyj nottingham, United

Kingdom

821. Mags Scott London, United

Kingdom

822. Carole Kennedy San Diego, CA

823. Jodys Jungle Mill Valley, CA

824. rose olivo bluefield, VA

825. Claudia Somm Gottlieben,

Switzerland

826. Julie Briggs Shipley, West

Yorkshire, United

Kingdom

Haven’t been to a circus in years and would never

contemplate it. Children would be horrified as I’m sure

would a lot of adults if they knew what went on in this sick

business. Animals should be treated with respect not

bullied by ignorant human beings.

827. Brandy

Presgraves Newark, OH If most people and their children knew that the animals

used to perform demeaning tricks in circuses were abused,

neglected, beaten, deprived of water, chained to the hard

cement floor for 90% of their day, trucked unkindly and

inhumanely from circus to circus, town to town.. do you

really think that any of them would continue to visit or go to

circuses!? I WOULD NOT AND I WOULD NOT TAKE MY

CHILDREN. These animals in circuses is inhumane and

wrong! Please, ban the use of ALL WILD ANIMALS in

circuses NOW! There are so many who need our help. To

be free.. to be treated right, TO LIVE!

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Name From Comments

828. v k flushing, NY This cruelty is not entertainment. It’s horrific.

829. Steven Hird Bradford, United

Kingdom

830. Marilyn Petkov freeville, NY Let the children know the truth, and they will make the right

decision.

831. Cathleen

Hamilton Chickasaw, AL I believe the taking of wild animals from their native habitat

and then forcing them into a life of entertainment is

unethical and detrimental to the mental and physical

well-being of the animals. In this Age of Enlightment, this

needs to finally come to an end.

832. Monika Dudziak Terrarosa, Italy

833. Gaye Gamble La Quinta, CA

834. phoebe chayance Shrewsbury, United

Kingdom

835. Susan Russell London, United

Kingdom

836. sorlin carine villeparisis, France

837. Giacomo Dainesi Mexico city, Mexico

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