..UpDate..Dane County Circus Elephant Measure " Postponed Indefinitely"..

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - News


Proposed circus elephant measure would have prohibited circuses performing with elephants.


UPDATE: Dane County, Wisconsin, Board of Supervisors votes not to ban circuses with elephants at this time

At the Dane County Board of Supervisors Public Works Committee meeting last night (2/21/12), the Committee voted unanimously to “postpone indefinitely" consideration of a proposed county ordinance which would prevent circuses with elephants from performing in Dane County, including the Alliant Arena in Madison. Representatives from the Zor Shrine Circus and the Circus World Museum attended the Committee meeting and answered questions for the Committee members prior to their vote.

The County Board of Supervisors is up for election in April 2012, so the proposed ordinance may be brought before the Committee again sometime in the future. The CFA, OABA, and the circus industry will continue to monitor activity in Dane County in the event that the Public Works Committee decides to examine the issue of performing elephants further