PEORIA -- Here's a post from Monica Ball, an animal advocate:
Thankfully, this year’s HOI Fair (July 10-18 at Expo Gardens) will NOT include the elephant and tiger exhibit that we protested against last year!
However, Woody’s Menagerie will be at the fair this year. From their website http://www.woodysmenagerie.com/index.php?pg=welcome , it’s obvious they are just profiting off of the animals, most likely breeding them, since they have lion and liger cubs in most photos.
Ligers are a cross between a lion and tiger which doesn’t happen in the wild and serves no educational or conservation purpose but is done because people will pay to see ligers.
They certainly are not acting in the animals’ best interests.
I won’t be scheduling a protest, but I encourage anyone interested to write a letter to the editor ([email protected]) and the HOI Fair board ([email protected]) urging them not to include any wild animal acts in future years because they are simply a form of animal mistreatment for profit.
For more information on why these types of traveling exhibits are bad for animals, visit www.wildlifepimps.com.
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