Ban the Bullhook
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IN JANUARY 2006, STATE SEN. MARION PRICE, with the support of SEN. ERNIE CHAMBERS, has introduced a NEBRASKA BILL TO BAN THE BULLHOOK.
BILL LB1000
(Prohibits certain devices and methods for use on Elephants)
TO PROTECT CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS I N CIRCUSES AND TRAVELLING SHOWS, WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, SUPPORT A LEGISLATIVE STATEWIDE BAN ON THE NOTORIOUS BULLHOOK.
This device consists of a rod ending in a steel hook. Both ends are used (the handle as a bat, the hook for jabbing extremely sensitive areas) to inflict damage and pain in violent training sessions. The bullhook's presence in the ring intimidates and reminds the conditioned elephant that failure to obey will result in severe punishment later.
Beatings are standard circus industry practice to break these intelligent, sensitive and social animals, who spend most of their lives in chains; and to train them to perform unnatural and degrading tricks.
Baby elephants are torn early from their mothers, and tied down for days and beaten with a bullhook daily. Many have died prematurely.
We reject, as unsuitable entertainment for our children, that these gentle giants and their babies should suffer the cruel violence of beatings with the bullhook - a relic of a barbaric age, which should be unacceptable in a civilized society. We request a ban on the use and presence of the bullhook, and use of other standard circus-industry tools, such as electric prods (shocking devises); baseball bats etc.
BILL LB1000
(Prohibits certain devices and methods for use on Elephants)
TO PROTECT CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS I N CIRCUSES AND TRAVELLING SHOWS, WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, SUPPORT A LEGISLATIVE STATEWIDE BAN ON THE NOTORIOUS BULLHOOK.
This device consists of a rod ending in a steel hook. Both ends are used (the handle as a bat, the hook for jabbing extremely sensitive areas) to inflict damage and pain in violent training sessions. The bullhook's presence in the ring intimidates and reminds the conditioned elephant that failure to obey will result in severe punishment later.
Beatings are standard circus industry practice to break these intelligent, sensitive and social animals, who spend most of their lives in chains; and to train them to perform unnatural and degrading tricks.
Baby elephants are torn early from their mothers, and tied down for days and beaten with a bullhook daily. Many have died prematurely.
We reject, as unsuitable entertainment for our children, that these gentle giants and their babies should suffer the cruel violence of beatings with the bullhook - a relic of a barbaric age, which should be unacceptable in a civilized society. We request a ban on the use and presence of the bullhook, and use of other standard circus-industry tools, such as electric prods (shocking devises); baseball bats etc.
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Latest Signatures
5 December 2015
21 November 2015
99.
Rose K
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Bullhooks are cruel instruments of torture and should be banned in all states!
city. state, zip
Phila Pa. 19149
8 July 2015
27 April 2015
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Marcelle M
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BAN THE BULLHOOK and any other tool used to unlawfully hurt any animal
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West Hills, CA 91307
4 April 2015
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Stancel S
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Ban the bullhook, it is torture, it is cruelty, it should be abolished forever.
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Jacksonville, Florida
14 July 2014
29 May 2014
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Robin B
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This is cruel and unwarranted punishment. I wish that legislation would pass a law that whomever used such cruelty on animals would in turn have that same cruelty inflicted on them or a loved one, maybe THEN people would realize how cruel it is and put an
19 May 2014
8 May 2014
8 April 2014
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Mdh Johnhollymarbaletq
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This is horrible and injures these elephants-please use something more humane
city. state, zip
McDonough, GA 30253
31 March 2014
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Majken M
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Please stop causing suffering on intelligent beings they deserve better. Introduce the bullhook for people abusing children but spare the elephants!
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