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Mon Jan 27, 2025, 01:34 PM Monday

Politics WA bill would ban use of traveling circus animals

Washington lawmakers are looking to pass a bill that would prohibit using big cats, bears and other wild animals in traveling circus acts in the state.

Senate Bill 5065 would ban animals like lions, tigers, bears, elephants, and apes from being used for performing tricks, giving rides, or other entertainment purposes in front of live audiences.

The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Marko Liias, D-Edmonds, is not clowning around with the legislation. Like many others during the COVID-19 pandemic, he watched the popular Netflix series “Tiger King” and was surprised to see large felines being treated so poorly.

“I think you measure a society by how it treats the most vulnerable members of that society, whether it’s our kids or our elders or how we treat animals,” said Liias.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/01/24/wa-bill-would-end-use-of-traveling-circus-animals-in-the-state/

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