- ACTION ALERT: OPPOSE the Washington state traveling animal act ban.

A traveling animal act bill has been introduced. House bill 2824 (HB2824) will ban certain animals at "any exhibition, public showing, presentation, display, exposition, fair, animal act, circus, ride, trade show, petting zoo, carnival, parade, race, or similar undertaking..."

HB2824 is sponsored by Representatives Appleton, Walen, and Pollet. It was referred to the House Public Safety Committee.

As introduced, it includes the species and any hybrids below:

(I) ARTIODACTYLA , excluding domestic cattle, bison, American buffalo, water buffalo, yak, zebu, gayal, bali cattle, suidae, sheep, llamas, or alpacas;

(II) CAMELIDAE ;

(III) CANIDAE , including any hybrids thereof, but excluding domestic dogs;

(IV) CROCODILIA ;

(V) ELASMOBRANCHII ;

(VI) ELEPHANTIDAE ;

(VII) FELIDAE , including any hybrids thereof, but excluding domestic cats;

(VIII) MARSUPIALIA ;

(IX) NONHUMAN PRIMATE;

(X) PERISSODACTYLA , excluding domestic horses, ponies, donkeys, or mules;

(XI) PINNIPEDIA ; and

(XII) URSIDAE.

The only exemption applies to a program "that takes place at a nonmobile, permanent institution or other fixed facility."