Please help me gather signatures to "Ban Circus Animals in Enon, Ohio." I will be attending the Enon Council Meeting on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, beginning at 6:00 p.m. to protest any and all upcoming circuses that use wild animals. I want to see an animal-free circus in the future!!

Below is an email I sent to the following individuals on January 26, 2024:

Enon Government Center 

Enon Police Department 

Village of Enon

Attn: Timothy Howard, Mayor

Attn: Mike Holler, Chief of Police 

363 E. Main Street 

Enon, Ohio 45323

Who: Culpepper & Merriweather Circus 

When: May 12, 2023   

Dear Mr. Timothy Howard and Mr. Mike Holler,

As a citizen concerned about animal welfare and the safety of our community, I am writing to urge The Village of Enon, Enon Government Center, and the Enon Police Department, not to host Culpepper & Merriweather Circus or any other Circus as long as they continue to use wild animals.

Studies of the use of wild animals in traveling circuses show that their physical and behavioral needs cannot be met. Confined in small spaces and spending excessive amounts of time shut in transporters, animals are often seen behaving abnormally, their rocking, swaying and pacing movements indicating that they are in distress and not coping with their environment. Investigations by Animal Defenders International have revealed that industry standard training methods involve fear, pain, and punishment to force animals to perform.

Keeping stressed, large and dangerous wild animals close to the public in lightweight, temporary enclosures has proven disastrous. Workers and members of the public have been killed and maimed; lions, tigers, elephants and other animals have escaped.

Animal welfare and public safety should not be compromised for the sake of entertainment and I respectfully urge you to safeguard both by adopting a “no wild animals” policy for future events. Thank you kindly!

Best regards, 

Angela Greene