In Defense of Animals
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IDA is an international, California-based animal advocacy organization dedicated to ending the abuse and exploitation of animals by defending their rights, welfare and habitats.
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Legislation Prohibiting Animal Acts
The federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA), enforced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, establishes only minimal standards for the care of certain species used in circuses and other exhibitions. The AWA does not prohibit the use of bullhooks, whips, electric prods, and other devices that cause pain and suffering. The AWA is poorly and inconsistently enforced, and no government agency monitors training sessions. Many state and local governments, and locales outside the US, have enacted laws that ban animal acts so as to protect animals and the public. The following is a general guide on localities that have prohibited animal acts. Updated August 2004.
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U.S.
Localities That Ban Traveling Animal Acts
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California
Corona Encinitas Pasadena Rohnert Park Colorado Florida |
Massachusetts Missouri |
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Localities Outside the United States That Ban Animal Acts
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Australia Austria Brazil |
Croatia Mursko Sredisce Varazdin Donji Miholjac Rovinj Velika Gorica Split Delnice Gospic Kraljevica Cakovec Prelog Ploce Pozega Ozalj Bjelovar Klanjec Zabok Novi Marof Nin Varazdinske Toplice Dugo Selo Krizevci Lepoglava Vukovar Novigrad Sisak Karlovac Colombia Spain |
For more information see www.circuses.com