Stop New legislation, Georgia House Bill (HB) 840 which would allow filmmakers to obtain exhibition permits for the use of Georgia's native wildlife Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/stop-new-legislation-georgia-house-bill-hb-840-which-would-allow-filmmakers-to-obtain-exhibition-permits-for-the-use-of-georgias-native-wildlife.html Online petition signatures en-us Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:12 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Anonymous [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21178889?utm_medium=rss Mon, 13 Mar 2017 11:59:36 UTC 21178889 Ms. Jessica Black [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19992975?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 May 2016 12:25:19 UTC 19992975 Ms. Ralna Pearson [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19854218?utm_medium=rss Animals need to be left alone. My goodness! What isn't for sale anymore?

]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2016 03:30:35 UTC 19854218 Mark Bufkin [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19826181?utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 Mar 2016 09:56:00 UTC 19826181 E Emma Powers [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19824626?utm_medium=rss Fri, 18 Mar 2016 01:34:51 UTC 19824626 Pierce Bufkin [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19824607?utm_medium=rss Fri, 18 Mar 2016 01:19:26 UTC 19824607 Alexandria Talley [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19824587?utm_medium=rss i care about the humane treatment of animals.

]]> Fri, 18 Mar 2016 12:58:41 UTC 19824587 Angela Cerrito [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19821740?utm_medium=rss I love wildlife, including photography and films. But wildlife must be protected. Photographs and films must be created with care to avoid harm to animals and their habitat. This bill goes too far. Please do not allow the capture and transport of wildlife for commercial use.

]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2016 12:00:53 UTC 19821740 Anonymous [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19814811?utm_medium=rss Wed, 16 Mar 2016 04:26:02 UTC 19814811 Mrs Pam Shaouy [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19785082?utm_medium=rss Georgia wildlife is already suffering due to loss of natural habitat, and polluted water and air quality. The last thing they need is to be captured and transported for use in film, television or other media productions. The stress of capture and the risk of separating mothers from babies is inhumane. Please vote no on HB 840. Thank you.

]]> Thu, 3 Mar 2016 04:11:39 UTC 19785082 Kevin Mills [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19780753?utm_medium=rss AS a resident and voter in Georgia... Please be fair to animals and not allow them to be treated to emotional and physical cruelty to make a few bucks.

]]> Tue, 1 Mar 2016 09:38:43 UTC 19780753 Ms. Alejandra Mijares [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19728393?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Feb 2016 05:56:35 UTC 19728393 Ms Whitney Allen [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19727094?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Feb 2016 04:03:38 UTC 19727094 C. Enochs [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19726972?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Feb 2016 03:12:30 UTC 19726972 Rev Dr Renee DuBose [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19726765?utm_medium=rss Leave the animals where they live. Don't move them or displace them for a few shots in the movies. That's not cool. And GA is better than this.
Instead of displacing wild bunnies why don't you utilize local rescue societies (House Rabbit Society) and lease/rent their bunnies? Then the bunnies "movie moment" would highlight the bunnies chance for adoption!
Think outside the box - this bill does NONE of that! Come on, folks, please protect our wildlife.

]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2016 01:32:18 UTC 19726765 Arianne Baker [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19726679?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Feb 2016 12:55:46 UTC 19726679 Ms Anonymous [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19726382?utm_medium=rss If we don't stop this here and now ... We must
Maintain our positions of being good stewards
If this earth and all her creatures that
Can not speak for themselves

]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2016 11:00:41 UTC 19726382 Me. Joey Sisson [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19725997?utm_medium=rss This is incredibably wrong and unfair to our fellow creatures we are meant to co exist with.

]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2016 09:36:30 UTC 19725997 Miss Melanie McNerney [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19725792?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Feb 2016 08:48:37 UTC 19725792 Ms. Anonymous [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19725347?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Feb 2016 06:45:59 UTC 19725347 Sheila Barrie [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19724677?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 11:20:08 UTC 19724677 Bobbie Laminack [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19724666?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 11:15:27 UTC 19724666 Anonymous [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19724637?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 10:58:27 UTC 19724637 Julie Robertson [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19724621?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 10:49:34 UTC 19724621 Ms Linda Potter [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19724519?utm_medium=rss Please keep wildlife wild.

]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2016 10:08:57 UTC 19724519 Molly Johnson [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19723332?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 06:15:26 UTC 19723332 Danielle Robarge Rusk [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19723101?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 05:40:56 UTC 19723101 Ms. Amanda Langston [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19722762?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 04:36:48 UTC 19722762 Ms. Anonymous [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19722478?utm_medium=rss As someone who works in the Georgia film industry, we do not need to disturb, stress out, and possibly harm wildlife to make movies. We have professional animal trainers and can humanely utilize animals that are already accustomed to people and the sights and sounds of a movie set without causing them undue stress.

]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2016 03:44:58 UTC 19722478 Erin Santini [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19722393?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 03:29:45 UTC 19722393 Kristen Gruett [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19722330?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 03:15:40 UTC 19722330 Mr. Stacy McDaniel [Signature #13] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19722272?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 03:06:26 UTC 19722272 Rachel Cooper [Signature #12] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19721965?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 01:24:49 UTC 19721965 Ms Jessica Cervantes [Signature #11] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19721670?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 11:38:34 UTC 19721670 Laura Petralia [Signature #10] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19721617?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 11:24:43 UTC 19721617 Mrs Tye Tippens [Signature #9] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19721364?utm_medium=rss Only licensed rehabbers and zoos should be showed to carry or hold wildlife!

]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2016 10:03:45 UTC 19721364 Rhonda Guthrie [Signature #8] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19721240?utm_medium=rss I work in the film industry and see no reason or merit for this bill.

]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2016 09:15:32 UTC 19721240 Ms Tiffany Baird [Signature #7] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19721238?utm_medium=rss Currently, permits to display native, Georgia wildlife are ONLY allowed for educational purposes (§ 27-2-13). This encourages a respect for wildlife by the general public, an appreciation of their importance in the environment, and reinforces that they are NOT appropriate pets. Current permitting standards also help to ensure that the wild animals who do end up in captivity remain under the care of people who understand their natural behavior, as well as their unique nutritional, enrichment and housing needs.

The proposed revisions to the bill broadly expand the classification of who would be allowed to care for the animals and, more importantly, WHY these animals should be in captivity. It makes no additional provisions for the assurance of their well-being and forces them to remain in captivity for their entire lives – all while destroying the progress made by the educational institutions who love their animals, work hard to keep Georgia wildlife wild and promote peaceful coexistence.

]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2016 09:15:16 UTC 19721238 Ms Heather Hoffman [Signature #6] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19721177?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:56:58 UTC 19721177 Caroline Nightbird [Signature #5] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19721172?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:54:49 UTC 19721172 Ms Alba Leone [Signature #4] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19721136?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:43:43 UTC 19721136 Mrs Christy Reeves [Signature #3] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19721128?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:39:58 UTC 19721128 Y Mary DeVoss [Signature #2] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19721019?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:05:26 UTC 19721019 Melinda Sanders [Signature #1] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19721001?utm_medium=rss Wild animals in captivity can die just from the stress of being held captive. Keeping a wild animal for the purpose of "performing" would be extremely cruel and abusive. Please do not let this Bill pass!

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