Posts Tagged ‘elephants’
Oakland Zoo staffers join march against the ivory trade
Members of the organization March for Elephants, many of whom are Oakland Zoo staffers, and their supporters marched on Saturday to celebrate the law’s passing as well as protest the ongoing ivory trade in China. The event was called Global March for Elephants – San Fransisco.
Read MorePublic Safety Committee hears protest reports, advances bullhook ban to council
The Oakland Public Safety Committee heard reports from the post-Ferguson protests in Oakland during Tuesday’s meeting, as well as voted to send a ban on the bullhook to the city council.
Read MoreOakland committee to vote on ban of bullhook use on elephants
Oakland’s Public Safety Committee will decide Tuesday evening on whether to recommend to the full city council a ban on using bullhooks on elephants—a move a circus spokesman said could keep circuses from performing in Oakland.
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