What You Can Do

Contact the owners of Thomas Carnival to politely ask that they heed the public safety and animal welfare concerns associated with exotic-animal displays and set a policy against contracting with them:

Tom Atkins
John Hanschen
Thomas Carnival
P.O. Box 92469
Austin, TX 78709-2469
512-282-4442
512-282-4444 (fax)
tomjatkins@juno.com
jwhanschen@aol.com

If you live near one of the fairs on Thomas Carnival’s schedule, please contact the fair manager to ask that exotic-animal displays be prohibited:

President
Eastern Montana Fair
P.O. Box 1185
Miles City, MT 59301
406-232-9554
406-256-2479 (fax)

Donald Dixon, President
Eastern Idaho State Fair
P.O. Box 250
Blackfoot, Idaho 83221
208-785-2480
208-785-2483 (fax)
thefair@idaho-state-fair.com

Jim Berry, Director
Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fair
Kay Rodgers Park
P.O. Box 4145
Fort Smith, AR 72914
479-783-6176
479-782-9944 (fax)
JimBerry@kayrodgerspark.com

Eddie Eskew, Secretary
Jefferson Davis Parish Fair
P.O. Box 1445
Jennings, LA 70546
337-824-1773
337-824-0748 (fax)

Jimbo Thiels, President
Rapides Parish Fair
300 Grady Britt Dr.
Alexandria, LA 71302
318-473-6605
318-767-3971 (fax)

Aubrey Posey, President
Washington Parish Fair
P.O. Box 308
Franklinton, LA 70438
985-839-7855
wpfairlady@yahoo.com

Chad Parker, President
Kerr County Fair Association
P.O. Box 290842
Kerrville, TX 78029-0842
830-257-6833
830-257-3023 (fax)
kcfa@ktc.com

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