#3. The facts have been posted on CFA's website circusfans.org. All the information you need to fight back is there. It is condensed as follows:
Immediately contact YOUR congressman (if you need to know who that is - the instructions are on our website!) Respectfully request he/she oppose HR3359. The verbatim on our website gives you many talking points, perhaps the greatest of which is that HR3359 is discriminatory and unconstitutional. (It exempts zoos, permanent exhibits, aquariums, and rodeo).
#4 After you have contacted YOUR congressman - then immediately begin to CONTACT ALL 56 of the elected officials on the website list!
Wow that's a lot of work! YES. Start with those geographically closest to you and work outward.
It is felt that CFA members write the very best letters. Speak of your personal experiences with circus animals and their handlers over your years as a CFA member. Tie in all of the positive points that you can. (IE: That the educational value of meeting a circus elephant in person, is far greater than video or television!) Typewritten, or hand written letters are acceptable.
Brevity (one page) is recommended.
Be polite and professional. Rise above the animal extremists. Describe in your own words the training methods you have observed (positive reinforcement), point out that it makes no reasonable or logical sense that circus animals would be abused.
Point out that the USDA regulates and inspects to insure compliance with regulations.
Point out that the animal extremists have a vast agenda and are fund raising businesses utilizing purchased propaganda to prey on a gullible public. (Who does not love animals after all?)
Mention that you are a long time witness to the love and care that circus animals enjoy.
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