Tiger in cage before performing at a traveling wild animal act.

Meredith Lee/Humane World for Animals

New York: Ask your state assemblymember to vote to prohibit wild animals most often used in traveling acts

Wild animals don’t belong in traveling exhibits and shows. They are typically subjected to neglect, abusive training, prolonged confinement, and their use in shows puts the public at risk. Many of the wild animals in these traveling shows develop behavioral and health problems from the lifetime of confinement and captivity and from being forced to perform archaic tricks.

A.5850 aims to prohibit the use of wild cats, bears, primates, kangaroos and wallabies in traveling wild animal acts in New York.

Dangerous incidents involving wild animals in traveling shows have occurred in New York, highlighting the need for action. Please contact your state assemblymember today and let them know that you support bill A.5850. It’s not entertainment—it’s cruelty.

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Please take a moment to contact your state assemblymember today and ask them to vote for bill A.5850 to protect animals, using the form below.

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As your constituent, I urge you to vote for bill A.5850 to protect both animals and public safety. This legislation would prohibit the use of wild cats, bears, primates, kangaroos and wallabies in traveling wild animal acts in New York. This includes live performances at circuses or shows that travel from one location to another. 

Dangerous incidents involving wild animals in traveling shows have occurred in New York, highlighting the need for action. 

By population, more than half the state already has laws in place prohibiting wild animal acts, including New York City, Suffolk County and Westchester County. This bill would align New York with other states leading the nation in protecting the public and ending the exploitation of animals in traveling acts.

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