PETA Statement re Willowick City Council Failure to Pass the Bullhook Ban Over Mayor’s Veto

Outside profiteers won out over broad local and public support when, for the first time in 37 years, the Willowick mayor vetoed legislation passed by the Willowick City Council. The ordinance would have prohibited the circus’s use of sharp metal-tipped weapons called “bullhooks” on elephants—an effort backed by Ohio native Chrissie Hynde and elephant experts from all around the world. PETA will carry on working to end the abuse of elephants and other animals by circuses and urges people who care about animals to vote with their dollars and stay far away from any entertainment that depends on hurting and dominating wild animals.