Additional Info re Circus Comments to Westchester Legislators
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Additional Info re Circus Comments to Westchester Legislators

From: Animal Defenders of Westchester (ADOW)
March 23, 2020 

NOTE: WE HAVE BEEN FORWARDED ADDITIONAL INFO RE EMAILING TRAVELING ANIMAL ACT COMMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING (BELOW). THERE IS JUST A SUGGESTION FOR THE SUBJECT LINE AND ONE ADDITIONAL CONTACT. PREVIOUS DIRECTIVES WILL WORK AS WELL - BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY FORWARDED YOUR COMMENTS PLS ADD THIS INFO BELOW.

The public can view tonight’s meeting and all meetings in real-time and archived on the Board's website -- http://westchesterlegislators.com

THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH FOR MAKING THESE ADDITIONS; PLEASE CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

Original alert: Contact Legislators about Westchester Circus Ban

Because in-person public access to meetings is suspend, these public hearings will be opened and held open for a written comment period of 10 days. Members of the public will be able to submit written comments until April 2, 2020.

All written comments will be considered by the Board and entered into the public record, provided they are received by the Clerk of the Board by 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, 2020.

Public Hearing comments may be submitted by email to [email protected] or by mail ATTN: Clerk of the Board of Legislators, 148 Martine Ave., 8th Floor, White Plains, NY 10601

Below is the list of scheduled public hearings. Please use the subject lines when submitting written comment:

SUBJECT LINE: RES-2020-33: PH - Prohibiting Wild or Exotic Animal Performances
"A local law amending the Laws of Westchester County by adding a new Chapter 682 prohibiting certain performances and displays of wild or exotic animals within Westchester County.”

The Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL) Public Hearing on March 23 regarding the proposed traveling animal act ban, is now limited to email only due to current health concerns. Shortly after that it will be brought to a vote. Please politely email the following people ASAP and ask them to pass this ban. You don't have to be a resident to contact them; if you are, indicate it:

BOL Clerk and Administrative Officer
Sunday Vanderberg Email: [email protected]

Please continue to contact individual Westchester legislators. Legislators can be emailed using (last name)@westchestergov.com Find legislators plus phone numbers here:

SAMPLE LETTER: Dear Rep. ______________

It is wonderful that Westchester County has introduced a bill banning traveling animal acts including circuses and rodeos. I urge you to please pass this ban: Traveling animal acts are archaic and inherently cruel - all have multiple violations as well. For more information visit www.circuses.com - and are being banned all over. They certainly have no place in an enlightened, compassionate county like Westchester.

Thank you in advance for your kind consideration of this issue,
(name)

NOTE: The current bill bans implements of rodeo, such as electric prods, sharpened spurs, etc; rodeo purveyors deny using anything. This will require constant monitoring, which won't be done. They must be banned outright. The rodeo crowd is a bunch of liars who skirt around the same laws all over the country. Rodeos were here before; they will be coming back. They recently came to NYC bc that ban didn't exclude them. Animals have died at rodeos; visit sharkonline.org for more information.

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