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Urge Cumberland County, NC to Prohibit Animals Used for Entertainment

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Cumberland County, NC Comissioners

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Help me urge Cumberland County and the city of Fayetteville, NC to ban circuses, rodeos and other exhibits that use animals for entertainment.

We the undersigned,

On behalf of myself and other concerned citizens, I ask that you institute an ordinance prohibiting the display of wild animals in our community. Such legislation will serve the interests of public safety, efficient use of taxpayer funds, and the humane treatment of animals.

Exotic animals used in traveling shows live miserable lives. Treated as nothing more than equipment, animals are packed and unpacked in an endless string of exhibitions. Forced to endure large and often boisterous crowds, the animals live in a perpetual state of discomfort, frustration, and fear. Focused on the running of the display (and making money), the animal handler often neglects the most basic needs of the animals, including rest, food, water and veterinary care. Many of the animals that are denied medical care have communicable diseases that can be spread to humans. These conditions can and do lead to tragedy for both the animals and the public.

In one widely publicized incident, an elephant named Tyke rampaged in Honolulu, killing her trainer and injuring more than a dozen spectators before police killed her. Many lawsuits were filed against the circus, the police department, and the city of Honolulu. A tiger cub belonging to Safari Zoological Park, a zoo that hauls animals around to schools, festivals, and store promotions, bit the throat of a 5-year-old child in Kansas. The tiger was killed the next day. A chimpanzee fiercely bit a girl on the hand after posing for a photograph at a Blockbuster store in Tennessee. The girls parents filed a $50,000 lawsuit. The liability risks to Fayetteville and Cumberland County are real.

Please take a stand and set an example for other communities that Cumberland County will NOT tolerate animal cruelty.

Thank you for your time and action.

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# 93:

7:26 am PDT, May 16, Judyta Dymkowska, Poland

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1:40 pm PDT, May 15, Janna Harris, North Carolina

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10:41 am PDT, May 15, Patricia Walker, North Carolina

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9:15 am PDT, May 15, Vanessa Garvy, Illinois
Animals are NOT supposed to be used for entertainment.

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3:38 am PDT, May 15, Dora Kassis, Greece

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2:26 am PDT, May 15, Heidi Breinhild, Denmark
Please circuses, rodeos and other exhibits that use animals for entertainment, the animals suffer there, please help them!

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9:34 pm PDT, May 14, Terri Ybarbo, Texas

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4:29 pm PDT, May 14, Nathalie Yates, Canada

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11:49 am PDT, May 13, Pam Boland, Georgia

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11:14 am PDT, May 13, Joy Jaffe, Florida

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3:58 am PDT, May 13, Christina Willms, Germany

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12:31 am PDT, May 13, Mervi Rantala, Finland

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9:26 pm PDT, May 12, Elena Tripatzi, Greece

# 67:

9:24 pm PDT, May 12, Marion White, New Zealand
These creatures deserve some respect - and this is not the way to do it.

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6:09 pm PDT, May 12, Pamela White, North Carolina

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5:45 pm PDT, May 12, Paige Smith, Connecticut
Animals should not be used in traveling companies, such as circuses or rodeos.

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5:07 pm PDT, May 12, Angie Van Valkenburg, North Carolina

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3:18 pm PDT, May 12, Melissa Alred, North Carolina

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3:10 pm PDT, May 12, Jessica Alred, North Carolina

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3:09 pm PDT, May 12, Michelle Alred, North Carolina

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3:06 pm PDT, May 12, Makenzie Ringle, North Carolina

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2:05 pm PDT, May 12, Kathy Holt, Illinois

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2:03 pm PDT, May 12, Anne Romanow, Illinois

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1:31 pm PDT, May 12, Jennifer Posanka, Illinois

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12:56 pm PDT, May 12, Gail Costic, Pennsylvania

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11:54 am PDT, May 12, Denise Santoro, New York

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11:51 am PDT, May 12, Julie Van Niekerk, South Africa
When will people start realising that animals suffer too - just like humans. Where is the grey stuff between the ears? Plenty hollow skulls on this planet.

# 53:

10:21 am PDT, May 12, AniTa H Picasso, California
Using animals for entertainment entails much cruelty. Use HUMANS instead...look at cirque de soleil for example..STOP THE CRUELTY> Leave the poor animals be for god's sake.

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10:01 am PDT, May 12, Joycey Berry, North Carolina

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9:52 am PDT, May 12, Tracey Montgomery, Colorado
Why can't humans treat animals better? Care for them, love them...? Animals aren't here for humans to mistreat!

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