DATE:   SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19

TIME:   NOON - 2:00 PM

PLACE:  WESTCHESTER COUNTY CENTER, LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF CENTRAL AVENUE AND TARRYTOWN ROAD.  CARPOOLING AVAILABLE IN WESTCHESTER.  CALL (914) 995-4050 FOR DIRECTIONS, OR EMAIL ME  [email protected]  

ALSO:   PLEASE WRITE LETTERS TO THE JOURNAL NEWS RE THIS CIRCUS.  

SOME TOPICS TO MENTION:

-  THIS CIRCUS OFFERS ELEPHANT RIDES ONE HOUR BEFORE EACH PERFORMANCE, WHICH IS INSANITY ESP. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT KILLING OF A TRAINER IN INDIANA (BRINGING THE TOTAL OF THESE SUCH DEATHS TO 65 SINCE 1990, with 130 injured.)

-  ABSOLUTELY CITE ALL CRUELTY ISSUES FOR THE ANIMALS

-  A TIGER ESCAPED A CIRCUS LAST YEAR IN QUEENS, CAUSING A FIVE-CAR COLLISION WITH FRACTURES AND OTHER INJURIES.

-  WESTCHESTER COUNTY HAS BEEN SERVED WITH A 'NOTICE OF DANGEROUS CONDITION' REGARDING TRAVELING ANIMAL ACTS.  THIS ESTABLISHES COUNTY LIABILITY IN THE EVENT OF CIRCUS-RELATED ACCIDENTS, WHICH COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT PROPERTY TAXES.  

*NOTE: DO NOT HESITATE TO MENTION THE LIABILITY ISSUE, WHICH NEEDS TO BE RAISED.   IF IT WERE EASY TO INSTALL ORDINANCES, THEY WOULD BE POPPING UP LIKE MUSHROOMS, WHICH THEY ARE NOT.

Email: [email protected] , 250 wds or less, incl name, address, phone # for verification.

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