AR-News: (US-ks) County leaning toward ban on exotic animals in circuses

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Circuses featuring lions, tigers, bears, elephants and other exotic
animals could be banned from Douglas County by the end of the summer,
Douglas County commissioners indicated Wednesday night.

Commissioners said they were leaning toward adopting a ban proposed by
Animals Outreach of Kansas, a Lawrence-based organization.

Organization leaders maintain that the training of such animals is
inherently cruel to the animals and excessively risky for public safety.

"Dominance and violence turn these animals into ticking time bombs," said
Ann Wilson, an Animal Outreach co-founder.

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http://www.ljworld.com/section/citynews/story/170055

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