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Open letter to our leaders: time to prohibit use of wild animals in entertainment
by (Matthew C. Halteman)
Submitted 09-19-2014 under OPINION
I recently sent the following letter to the Mayor and our City Commissioners as part of the End Circus Cruelty campaign, in which a significant and rapidly growing number of concerned Grand Rapidians are asking the city to pass an ordinance that...
John Ball Zoo unveils new tiger exhibit
by (Lindsay Fischer)
Submitted 06-24-2014 under NEWS
On June 14, a new tiger exhibit entitled “Crawford Tigers of the Realm” opened for public viewing at the John Ball Zoo. The zoo has been without tigers since 2009, when a female tiger was moved to Roosevelt Park Zoo following the death...
Grand Rapids, it's time to send the circus packing
by (jon_dunn)
Submitted 09-20-2013 under OPINION
As the city celebrates everything that is great about West Michigan during ArtPrize, a traveling sideshow of cruelty overshadows the festivities. Elephants, lions and tigers are calling the Van Andel Arena parking lot home this week. Before...