David Perle with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sends a note reporting that annual visits by Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus have become a point of contention between Fulton County and the city of Atlanta – specifically, the use of bullhooks to control the show’s elephants:
As you may know, Atlanta’s animal control services are performed by Fulton County, which is trying to enter into a new contract with the city for the provision of these services—but despite urging from the local community and PETA, Atlanta is refusing to sign a contract, apparently because it doesn’t want the bullhook ban to be enforced in the city.
Perle says there’s a July 1 deadline, after which Atlanta would be left with no animal control services.
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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