Ive just come from the LA City Council meeting where bullhooks were banned from Los Angeles. Heres the good news: hideous circus elephant training videos were played for the full council and packed chamber, the result being universal disgust and a unanimous vote. Finally it is becoming common knowledge that circuses that use wild animals are disgusting. That is a big step forward. The bad news is that there is a 3 year phase in period, giving the circuses plenty of time to learn other ways to terrify their elephants into submission. The bullhook itself is not the issue. While we are thrilled that Los Angeles has acknowledged there is a problem and has at least done something, we urge activists in other cities not to try to emulate this ban but to model themselves on the countries that have banned wild animal acts altogether. It can be done.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 22:35:59 +0000