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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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  • March 16, 2010

    Hollywood Office "ACE's" Set of Animal Films

    Documentaries focusing on animal welfare issues such as exotic pet ownership have gained widespread recognition this year, thanks in part to The HSUS's Animal Content in Entertainment (ACE) program.

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    Related Circuses, Animals in Entertainment , Exotic Pets , Wildlife Trade

  • June 23, 2008

    Meet Officer Tim Harrison

    A Q&A with Officer Tim Harrison who is featured in the film "The Elephant in the Living Room", winner of the 2008 $25,000 ACE documentary grant

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  • June 23, 2008

    2008 ACE Feature Documentary Grant Finalists

    The Humane Society of the United States

    Check out the documentary finalists for HSUS's Animal Content in Entertainment $25,000 grant, to be presented at the SilverDocs festival

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