PETITION

TO The Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

WHEREAS- To ban the use of exotic animals in Ontario for entertainment purposes.
(television/movie, circuses, holiday/festivals)
WHEREAS- Traveling circuses cannot meet the physical, psychological or behavioural needs of
wild animals, which suffer severe confinement, social deprivation, long periods of time in
transporters, brutal control methods and physical violence.
WHEREAS- Public health and safety. Keeping large, dangerous, stressed wild animals in close
proximity to the public in lightweight, temporary enclosures have proven disastrous. Workers and
public have been killed and maimed; lions, tigers and elephants have all escaped. Around 12% of
Asian and 2% of African elephants in North America have tuberculosis, which is transmissible to
humans.
WHEREAS-Enforcement of animal welfare regulations is difficult as circuses are constantly moving;
this justifies a restriction. Public tax dollars are not sufficient to cover the cost of enforcing
regulations
WHEREAS- There is compelling evidence that captive animals used for entertainment suffer both
psychological and physical stress caused by their environments and constant performances as well
as premature death. Captive animals regularly exhibit repetitive behaviours such as swaying, head
bobbing, swinging, pacing, biting, over grooming and aggression, all signs of stress and lack of
stimulation. Fear, intimidation, violence, emotional deprivation and withholding food, forces animals
to perform.

WE the undersigned petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as follows

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Please mail this completed petition to

Adopt Me Canada, 1624 Bloor Street East, Unit 112, Mississauga,Ontario,L4X-2S2