I
am
contacting
you
to
voice
my
concerns
on
the
welfare
and
the
use
of
exotic
animals.
We
are
seeking
your
assistance
to
introduce
a
bill
to
ban
the
use
of
exotic
animals
for
entertainment
purposes
in
Ontario.
This
bill
would
be
for
all
performing
animals
ie
circuses,
animals
used
in
commercials
holidays/films/parades,
shows
at
zoos
etc.
Our
goal
is
to
eliminate
these
animals
being
trained
to
entertain
us.
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
behaviors
such
as
swaying,
head
bobbing,
swinging,
pacing,
and
biting,
over
grooming
and
aggression,
all
signs
of
stress
and
lack
of
stimulation.
Traveling
circuses
cannot
meet
the
physical,
psychological
or
behavioral
needs
of
wild
animals,
which
suffer
severe
confinement,
social
deprivation,
and
long
periods
of
time
in
transporters,
brutal
control
methods
and
physical
violence.
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.
Training
methods
are
questionable
for
these
animals.
One
currently
in
the
media
is
the
recent
footage
released
from
Peta
at
the
Bowmanville
zoo.
The
owner
of
the
zoo
was
caught
on
camera
whipping
a
tiger
during
a
training
session
to
make
him
perform.
We
must
ask,
how
does
one
train
a
bear
to
ride
a
bike
or
hula-hoop?
Please
help
us
be
the
voice
for
those
who
cannot
speak.
We
currently
have
a
hard
copy
petition;
we
would
like
to
proceed
to
an
on-line
petition
with
your
guidance.
We
are
educating
the
public
via
social
media
and
flyers
being
delivered
directly
to
homes
with
petitions.
If
you
are
interested,
please
contact
the
organization
hosting
the
petition
Deidre
Wilson
1624
Bloor
Street
East,
Unit
112
Mississauga,
Ontario
L4X-2S2
Email
adoptmecanada@gmail.com
Phone
647
285
8281
http://animalsarenotforentertainment.blogspot.ca/
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration
Regards,
Your
Name