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Animal welfare board urges standards for traveling animal acts; council directs staff to draft ordinance
Summary
The Animal Welfare Board presented research and recommended a broader ordinance restricting traveling exhibits of wild captive animals, including bans on tools that cause injury and a requirement for a licensed veterinarian on site; council directed staff to draft a proposed ordinance for future readings.
The Waco Animal Welfare Board presented a year‑long review of traveling animal acts and recommended the city adopt a local ordinance setting standards for traveling exhibits of wild captive animals; council asked staff to prepare a proposed ordinance for formal consideration.
Animal Services Director Melissa Sheldon and Animal Welfare Board members Dr. Michelle Nemec and Cheryl Foster briefed council after the board investigated local and Texas precedent following an elephant exhibit that drew public concern in November 2024. The board’s…
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