No Elephant Acts in Dane County

We, the undersigned, support Alliance for Animals in their request for Dane County to adopt an elephant-free policy barring elephant acts and the exhibition of live elephants in facilities owned or operated by Dane County.

Elephants in circuses are trained using violence and intimidation. Every circus with elephants has a long list of government-issued citations ranging from the failure to provide adequate veterinary care to inflicting physical harm to the elephants. Elephant acts teaches children that it is proper to harm and manipulate animals under the guise of %u201Centertainment.%u201D

Dane County relocated elephants from the county zoo to provide them with much better living conditions. Let's finish the job and make Dane County elephant-free