Bipartisan Legislation to Prohibit the Use of Wild Animals in Traveling Exhibits Heard by Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development
July 26, 2023
July 26, 2023
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 26 -- The Humane Society of the United States issued the following news release on July 25, 2023:
Today the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development heard testimony on bills prohibiting the use of elephants, big cats, primates, giraffes and bears in traveling exhibits and shows (H.3245 and S.2197/S.2189). This critical, bipartisan legislation serves to protect wild animals from the distress inherent in their use as entertain . . .
Today the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development heard testimony on bills prohibiting the use of elephants, big cats, primates, giraffes and bears in traveling exhibits and shows (H.3245 and S.2197/S.2189). This critical, bipartisan legislation serves to protect wild animals from the distress inherent in their use as entertain . . .