- Signatures: 3,241
- Goal: 8,000
- Deadline: 2-24-2003
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In India, young Sloth cubs are taken from their mothers and their front teeth are removed. They are forced to dance and they are malnourished because of their missing teeth.
Please, Please sign.
WE MUST STOP THE CRUELTY TO THESE BEARS!
| Number | Date | Prefix | Name | City | State | Country | Why do you want to sign? | Do you have another Dancing Bears petition? | Any additional comments? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,245 | 12:26 am PST, Nov 10 | Ms. | Marjolijn Veenstra | Naarden | Netherlands | ||||
| 3,244 | 12:20 am PDT, Sep 7 | Ms. | meg archibald | melbourne | Australia | because we were reading a book in my class room. and we were reading about dancing bears. and my favorite animal is a bear and i love them i rea about bears evrery day so thanks. | yes i may be a ten year old but i am strong harted and i want to stop them from doing this to our bears so thanks for lisning have a good day. | ||
| 3,243 | 10:16 am PDT, Sep 1 | Meriam Ramacca | rockaway beach | New York | United States | This kind of suffering should not exist. The torment and neglect that is inflicted on these sentient beings unneccessary and should not be tolerated. | |||
| 3,242 | 10:34 pm PDT, Aug 31 | Mrs. | laurie geller | Vancouver | Washington | United States | |||
| 3,241 | 6:35 pm PDT, Aug 31 | Ms. | christine paul | london | Canada | To try to put an end to this cruel way of treating an innocent creature. | I don't think so. | ||
| 3,240 | 6:18 pm PDT, Aug 31 | Mrs. | maria benz | ulm | Germany | ||||
| 3,239 | 5:18 pm PDT, Aug 31 | Mrs. | Ann Cawley | Saint Joseph | Missouri | United States | |||
| 3,238 | 3:41 pm PDT, Aug 31 | Ms. | Gaye Gamble | La Quinta | California | United States | |||
| 3,237 | 3:21 pm PDT, Aug 31 | Larry Jaehn | El Cajon | California | United States | ||||
| 3,236 | 8:52 am PDT, Aug 31 | Stacey Halliday | pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | United States | ||||
| 3,235 | 8:32 pm PDT, Aug 30 | Mr. | steven ultsh | rockaway beach | New York | United States | these people are monsters who abuse these animals as such | no | STOP THEM NOW! |
| 3,234 | 12:03 pm PDT, Jul 19 | Ms. | Angie Whiteman | Jersey | United Kingdom | ||||
| 3,233 | 10:51 pm PDT, Jun 28 | Mr. | Bassam Imam | Montreal | Canada | Bears that are used for dancing have a GOD-given right to be free of this kind of horrfic torment and cruelty. So, I felt that it was my duty and right to speak out against this barbarity, and to support the innocent bears. | |||
| 3,232 | 1:05 pm PDT, Jun 4 | Ms. | Brigitte Bard | Pacific Palisades | California | United States | The Sloth Bear is a gentle species that deserves to be protected and to live their lives as nature intended NOT man... These poor animals are being terribly tortured and I want to sign because it is truly horrific what they have to endure. These bear pose no threat to humans as they only eat bugs and vegetation. | I hope we can make a difference. | |
| 3,231 | 2:25 pm PDT, May 23 | Mrs. | Anca Pohoata | London | United Kingdom | They are wild animals and are meant to live in the wild. | Not yet. | Free the bears!!! They do not live to entertain us or anything else. | |
| 3,230 | 7:41 am PDT, May 9 | Ms. | Miss K | Northern.Ireland | United Kingdom | There needs to be harsher punishments for convictions of bear dancing | |||
| 3,229 | 9:35 am PDT, May 1 | Ms. | HOLLYANN E. THURSTON | lexington | Tennessee | United States | No one,not even our furry little friends,should have to dance if the don't want to.Do you even know how hard it is to dance with fur,nondisposible thumbs,and other inrelieable features.I don't,but I will tell you this,it can't be very cozy.They need to stand up for them selfs,but because they can't speak or know what protest means,we,the people who care,need to speak and protest for them.I have a dog named Grizzly and I would hate to see him being forced to dance just because of some spoiled self-centered brats want entertainment!Thank you for everything JAAH | No,but I would LOVE to. | SAVE THE DANCING BEAR OR WE WILL MAKE YOU CARE! |
| 3,228 | 7:03 pm PDT, Apr 19 | Pamela Henderson | Stillman Valley | Illinois | United States | ||||
| 3,227 | 9:44 am PDT, Apr 19 | Sally Roegiest | Cherry Valley | Illinois | United States | ||||
| 3,226 | 10:32 am PST, Feb 20 | Ms. | Michelle Gentile | Bedfordshire | United Kingdom | These cruel sick people should be made to suffer the same pain as what they put these poor innocent sloth bears through and see how they like it. I don't know how people can pay to see such a cruel act which isn't entertainment. People who pay to see such a cruel act are obviously abnormal as there is nothing normal about watching such a nasty cruel act. These gorgeous sloth bears as with any animal deserve to live a happy life. | |||
| 3,225 | 8:26 am PST, Jan 23 | Mrs. | Melanie Driver | Centurion | South Africa | Because we all need to pull together and put this barbaric 'entertainment' to an end. These bears don't deserve this...it's sick and those Indians sure don't have a conscience. | |||
| 3,224 | 5:38 pm PST, Nov 21 | Ms. | marnie fulmer | Edson | Canada | animal cruelty is NOT entertainment | |||
| 3,223 | 12:56 pm PST, Nov 13 | Mr. | Kyle Athayde | New York | New York | United States | This is cruel and must stop. These people who "train" the bears clearly have nothing better to do and need to be helped to get a decent jobs. Save the bears! | ||
| 3,222 | 2:07 am PST, Nov 4 | Ms. | Sharon Turner | Johnstone | United Kingdom | It is totally digusting that people pay to see this sort of abuse being done to these poor animals!!!! | |||
| 3,221 | 12:49 pm PDT, Oct 26 | Ms. | colette mallinson | london | United Kingdom | this is truely a disgusting evil and shameful case of entertainment why would you cause so much pain and injury to a animal, these people make me sick and they must be stopped!! i dont care what happens there is no excuse to harm a animal at all no matter what!!! and people who pay to watch this entertainment are sick people who need to suffer the same as what these bears have done! | |||
| 3,220 | 12:47 am PDT, Oct 11 | Mrs. | Tina Thompson | Auckland | New Zealand | This is cruel & discusting form of entertainment.Shame on those who pay money for this type of amusment its sick. | no but im going to look for more & sign. | ||
| 3,219 | 11:43 am PDT, Oct 2 | Ms. | Maisie Jordan | Coventry | United Kingdom | ||||
| 3,218 | 7:01 pm PDT, Oct 1 | Claudia D'Arcy | Eureka | California | United States | ||||
| 3,217 | 12:05 pm PDT, Oct 1 | Ms. | jb gt | ewdfyew8fy | Illinois | Uzbekistan | cus its wrong | no | Its just plain wrong. stop it people STOP IT!!!!!!! |
| 3,216 | 10:00 am PDT, Sep 30 | Ms. | natalie mills | bishops stortford | United Kingdom | Because i cant believe that there are people in this world that can be so cruel to an animal!! Its a disgrace that we allow this to happen and the quicker we get this stamped out the better!!! | |||
| 3,215 | 8:44 am PDT, Sep 30 | Mrs. | jean brett | bishop's stortford | United Kingdom | Because this cruelty is outrageous and needs to be stopped. No animal should be treated in such a way. | no | ||
| 3,214 | 4:18 pm PDT, Sep 29 | Elaine Mills | London | United Kingdom | |||||
| 3,213 | 1:38 pm PDT, Aug 26 | Ms. | Carolina Devia | New York | New York | United States | I care about animals, I love them, respect them and I am against their suffering and people's indiference. | Free the dancing bears! learn a skill and make a living without involving innovent bears, they are unique, intelligent, sensitive and necessary for nature to function. | |
| 3,212 | 8:48 am PDT, Aug 11 | Amanda Greenwood | Newcastle | Australia | |||||
| 3,211 | 5:14 pm PDT, Aug 9 | ALYSON CROMPTON | DONCASTER | United Kingdom | TO STOP CRUELTY TO THE BEARS WHO DESERVE TO BEALLOWED TO BE IN THE WILD | ||||
| 3,210 | 5:54 am PDT, Aug 6 | Ms. | Natalie Spink | wakefield | United Kingdom | i think bear dancing is cruel and unfair. | no | ||
| 3,209 | 1:52 pm PDT, Jul 29 | Mr. | John Peterson | Mcminnville | Oregon | United States | |||
| 3,208 | 2:40 am PDT, Jul 29 | Ms. | sue currie | Kent | United Kingdom | ||||
| 3,207 | 3:47 pm PDT, Jul 24 | Ms. | Pamela White | Beaufort | North Carolina | United States | |||
| 3,206 | 12:00 pm PDT, Jul 24 | Mr. | Boban Marinkovic | Nis | Serbia And Montenegro | ||||
| 3,205 | 9:14 am PDT, Jul 24 | Marla De Vries | Eibergen | Netherlands | |||||
| 3,204 | 8:58 pm PDT, Jul 23 | Ms. | Laura - Elena Doltu | Bucharest | Romania | ||||
| 3,203 | 5:38 am PDT, Jul 23 | Gabriela V | Bucuresti | Romania | |||||
| 3,202 | 8:42 am PDT, Jul 22 | Anonymous | Columbus | Ohio | United States | ||||
| 3,201 | 3:29 am PDT, Jul 22 | Ms. | Ana Platon | Bucuresti | Romania |
The Dancing Bears Petition!
Dear President Bush,
We the undersigned implore you to take action immediately to help save the Sloth bears in India!
In India, young Sloth cubs are taken from their mothers and their front teeth are removed. They are forced to dance and they are malnourished because of their missing teeth.
Please, they need your help.
We the undersigned implore you to take action immediately to help save the Sloth bears in India!
In India, young Sloth cubs are taken from their mothers and their front teeth are removed. They are forced to dance and they are malnourished because of their missing teeth.
Please, they need your help.
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