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Mpls. City Council Votes Against Circus Animal Ban

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Feb 1, 2008 3:22 pm US/Central

Mpls. City Council Votes Against Circus Animal Ban

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ― You once again ride an elephant in Minneapolis after the City Council made last-minute changes to a proposed set of regulations for circus animals.
  
The council considered an outright ban on wild circus animals during its Friday meeting, but opted instead for increased requirements for the animal's care.
  
The new requirements were approved 11-2 and require city inspectors to check how a circus treats its animals in another city before it arrives in Minneapolis.
  
Circuses will pay for those regulations with a new $750 fee, plus the actual out-of-pocket costs to the city.
  
The council also voted to allow public contact with elephants. That means kids can once again ride Dumbo after a previous committee voted to prohibit the practice.


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