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May 14, 2013
USDA Revokes License of Mississippi Roadside Zoo
A roadside zoo in Mississippi has lost its exhibitor license after 43 years. The U.S. Department of Agriculture revoked the license following an undercover investigation and legal complaints to state and federal officials by The Humane Society of the United States.
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November 1, 2012
The HSUS Urges Mich. Legislators to Maintain Restrictions on Public Contact with Bears
The Humane Society of the United States is asking Michigan legislators to reject Senate Bill 1236, a bill that puts public safety and animal welfare at risk by allowing the public to handle bear cubs up to approximately nine months of age.
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October 18, 2012
Animal Welfare and Conservation Groups Petition USDA to Prohibit Public Contact with Dangerous Wild Animals
On the one-year anniversary of the Zanesville, Ohio, tragedy in which about 50 big cats, bears, primates and other animals were released from cages at a private menagerie, The Humane Society of the United States, World Wildlife Fund, International Fund for Animal Welfare, The Fund for Animals, Born Free USA, Big Cat Rescue, and the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries filed a legal petition asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit public contact with big cats, bears and primates under the Animal Welfare Act.
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September 28, 2012
Black Beauty Ranch Welcomes a New Camel
Towering at about 9 feet tall, a dromedary camel named Saudi is one of the newest – and largest – of the rescued animals now roaming the rolling Texas pastures of Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch.
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June 20, 2012
The HSUS Commends the California Fish and Game Commission for Strengthening Dangerous Wild Animal Regulations
The HSUS applauds the California Fish and Game Commission for voting 3 to 0 today to strengthen state regulations governing the inspection of facilities housing dangerous wild animals.
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May 18, 2012
The HSUS Urges Congress to Take Immediate Action by Passing the Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act
In the wake of an undercover investigation revealing that an Oklahoma roadside zoo with approximately 200 tigers and other big cats is allowing children to interact with dangerous predators, The HSUS is calling on members of Congress to take immediate action on the Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act (H.R. 4122).
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May 16, 2012
HSUS Undercover Investigation Reveals Dead Tigers, Safety Threats at Oklahoma’s GW Exotic Animal Park
We have released the results of an undercover investigation into an Oklahoma exotic animal park, where an investigator recorded tiger deaths, unwarranted breeding and dangerous incidents involving children and adults.
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May 1, 2012
USDA Files Charges Against Mississippi Roadside Zoo
The Humane Society of the United States applauds a decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to file charges against the owner of Collins Zoo in Collins, Miss., for repeated and willful violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act.
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March 8, 2012
HSUS Statement on Introduction of S.B. 310–The Dangerous Wild Animal Act
Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, issued the following statement in response to the dangerous wild animal bill introduced by Ohio State Sen. Troy Balderson, who represents a district that includes Zanesville
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January 25, 2012
Tigers and Other Exotic Animals Seized from Mississippi Roadside Zoo
Eleven exotic animals rescued from the Collins Zoo, an unaccredited roadside facility in Mississippi.
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