L.A. council takes action to ban bullhooks used on elephants
Actress Christian Serratos, center, and Michelle Cho, vice president of the Los Angeles office of the Humane Society, react after watching a video on the use of bullhooks on elephants in traveling circuses. The video was shown by L.A. Councilman Paul Koretz. The council decided to seek a ban on the use of bullhooks in Los Angeles. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
A video shown by Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz to a packed audience at City Hall shows a trainer using a bullhook on a young elephant hogtied in a corral during training sessions. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
City Councilman Paul Koretz displays a bullhook while arguing for a ban on their use in Los Angeles. Koretz says the bullhooks inflict pain on elephants being trained for circus work. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Actress Christian Serratos, left, and Michelle Cho, vice president of the Los Angeles office of the Humane Society, celebrate the City Council’s support for a ban on the use of bullhooks in Los Angeles. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles Councilman Paul Koretz, center, listens to actress and comedian Lily Tomlin, left, as she addresses reporters after the council voted to support a ban on bullhooks. Tomlin, an animal rights activist, has long pushed for a bullhook ban. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
