By Associated Press
An attorney for two tribal elders filed a notice of intent to sue the operators of the Cherokee Bear Park for violating the federal Endangered Species Act.
The act allows citizens to file lawsuits for violations, but it requires them to give 60-days’ notice to the violators and federal regulators, said James Whitlock, an attorney for tribal elders Amy Walker and Peggy Hill.
If the bear park doesn’t come into compliance, the next step is to file a federal lawsuit, he said.
2 comments:
Anonymous wrote:
It's not that they house the bears well; it's that they house the bears at all. Or is that dancing bears?
The lawsuit proceeds:
http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Tribal-elders-are-suing-Cherokee-bear-zoo-5030905.php
Tribal elders suing Cherokee bear zoo
Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are suing a North Carolina roadside zoo that keeps bears in concrete pits on reservation land.
An attorney for two tribal elders filed the lawsuit Tuesday, 60 days after they filed a notice of intent to sue the operators of the Cherokee Bear Park for violating the federal Endangered Species Act. The act allows citizens to file lawsuits for violations, but it requires them to give 60-days' notice to the violators and federal regulators
"It's shameful that the Cherokee Bear Zoo is still displaying intelligent, sensitive bears in tiny concrete pits," said Amy Walker, who filed the lawsuit with fellow tribal elder Peggy Hill. "It's obvious to anyone who sees them that these bears are suffering, and they will continue to suffer every day until they are sent to a sanctuary where they'll finally receive the care they need."
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