Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Under Attack
– Congressman Moran attempts to outlaw circuses –
Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) has introduced legislation that outlaws the transportation of animals and targets circuses. This legislation would make it impossible for
Ringling Bros. or any other circus to continue to operate with such animals. As a result, H.R. 3359 would jeopardize more than 750 Feld Entertainment jobs that are directly tied to
Ringling Bros., including 250 located in Moran’s district. H.R. 3359 also has the potential to jeopardize thousands of local jobs in the more than 120 markets
Ringling Bros. plays throughout the country.
A copy of H.R. 3359 can be seen
here.
What is particularly troubling is that Representative Moran refused Feld Entertainment’s repeated efforts to meet with him about this legislation. He then held a press conference yesterday with former game show host Bob Barker behind locked doors, even requiring one of our representatives to leave the room. Congressman Moran apparently prefers to serve animal rights activists from other states and countries rather than his own constituents.
This brazen censorship would remove everyone’s right to make their own entertainment choices about what to watch and how to spend their money. The political agenda of the animal rights groups pushing such censorship also seeks to remove the right to ride, eat, farm, hunt or ultimately own any animal – even as a pet. Those important choices should be left to individuals to make – not a Congressman or a game show host.
If you agree that H.R. 3359 is a bad idea and want to help, please provide the information requested on the next page. That form will generate a letter under your name that we will deliver to your Representative on your behalf to make your opposition known. Your personal information will be used solely for the purpose of sending your letter to Congress.
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