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  • April 20, 2016

    Why Keeping Exotic Animals As Pets Endangers Their Well-Being and the Safety of Those Around Them

    All Animals magazine, May/June 2016

    In neighborhoods all across the country, lions, tigers, chimps and other wild animals are kept as family pets, their freedom curtailed and their biological needs unmet. The HSUS is on the front lines of this disturbing phenomenon.

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    Related Wildlife Trade , Dangerous Exotic Pets

  • October 7, 2015

    New Poll Reveals Majority of Americans Oppose Trophy Hunting Following Death of Cecil the Lion

    According to a new nationwide poll, by a two-to-one margin, U.S. voters said they oppose trophy hunting.

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    Related Wildlife Trade , Lethal Wildlife Management

  • August 26, 2015

    More than 40 Airlines Adopt Wildlife Trophy Bans After Cecil the Lion’s Death

    Since the death of Cecil the lion in early July, 42 airlines have announced or reaffirmed bans on wildlife trophy shipments on their carriers

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    Related Poaching , Wildlife Trade

  • August 6, 2015

    UPS, FedEx, South African Airways Among Major Carriers Urged to Ban Hunting Trophy Shipments

    Humane Society International

    Some of the world’s largest air carriers, including UPS, FedEx and South African Airways, are under pressure from leading animal protection charity Humane Society International to adopt an immediate ban on the transport of hunting trophies, especially Africa’s “Big Five”: African elephants, rhinoceroses, African lions, leopards and Cape buffalo.

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    Related Wildlife Trade

  • February 9, 2015

    Help Dogs, Cats, and Other Animals by Changing State Laws at Humane Lobby Day

    You can help pass laws that protect animals in your state. Humane Lobby Day is easy, fun and guaranteed to make you feel like a powerful animal activist. We'll help you find the Humane Lobby Day in your state.

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    Related Animal Abuse and Neglect , Bear Trophy Hunting , Biomedical Research , Captive Hunts , Captive Marine Mammals , Carriage Horses , Chaining and Tethering Dogs , Chimpanzees Used in Research , Circuses, Animals in Entertainment , Cockfighting , Wildlife Killing Contests , Cruel Confinement of Farm Animals , Cruel Slaughter Practices , Dangerous Exotic Pets , Dissection , Dogfighting , Dogs and Cats in the Fur Trade , Dove Shooting , Environmental Impact , Outdoor Cats , Fisheries and Marine Life , Force-Fed Animals , Fox Penning , Fur Production: Caged & Trapped Animals , Fur Used in Fashion , Greyhound Racing , Habitat Loss and Fragmentation , Hog-Dog Fighting , Homeless Horses , Horse Slaughter , Internet Hunting , Lethal Wildlife Management , Marine Mammal Stranding , Marine Pollution and Noise , Medical Training Using Animals , Pain and Distress in Research Animals , Pet Overpopulation , Pets Used in Experiments , Pheasant Stocking , Poaching , Puppy Mills , Rattlesnake Roundups , Shark Tournaments , World Spay Day , Tennessee Walking Horses , Threatened and Endangered Species , Wild Horses , Wildlife and Roads , Wildlife Overpopulation , Wildlife Trade , Zoos and Exhibitors

  • May 24, 2013

    Dangerous Exotic Pets: Big Cats

    Thousands of lions, tigers, and other big cats are held in private hands throughout the United States, posing unacceptable and unnecessary risks to public safety and animal welfare.

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    Related Dangerous Exotic Pets , Wildlife Trade

  • June 21, 2012

    The HSUS Applauds New Jersey Senate for Overwhelming Support in Passing Legislation to Protect Breeding Pigs and Tigers

    The Humane Society of the United States applauds the New Jersey Senate for passing two important animal protection bills: S.1921 and S.945.

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    Related Cruel Confinement of Farm Animals , Threatened and Endangered Species , Wildlife Trade

  • 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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    Related Dangerous Exotic Pets , Wildlife Trade , Zoos and Exhibitors

  • May 15, 2012

    HSUS Applauds New Jersey Assembly Committee for Passing Bill to Regulate Captive Tigers

    The HSUS applauds the New Jersey Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for passing a measure to require certificates of registration for captive tigers.

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    Related Wildlife Trade , Dangerous Exotic Pets

  • March 1, 2012

    The HSUS Applauds Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for Cracking Down on Alleged Wildlife Abuse

    The HSUS commends Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for Monday’s wildlife seizure in Palm Beach County, Fla. and Wednesday’s crackdown on alleged poaching crimes in five Florida counties.

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    Related Dangerous Exotic Pets , Poaching , Wildlife Trade

  • September 17, 2010

    More Than 15,000 Animals Saved

    Chuck and Cindy Traisi retired from The Fund for Animals Wildlife Center after 25 years.

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    Related Wildlife Trade , Dangerous Exotic Pets

  • 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 , Dangerous Exotic Pets , Wildlife Trade

  • December 17, 2009

    Health Dangers at Petting Zoos and Fairs

    The Humane Society of the United States

    Zoonotic diseases are readily caught by humans at captive wildlife displays, such as E. coli.

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    Related Circuses, Animals in Entertainment , Zoos and Exhibitors , Wildlife Trade

  • October 23, 2009

    Animal Incidents at the Circus

    The Humane Society of the United States

    This document lists the accidents, attacks, abuses, and other incidents at circuses around the world.

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    Related Zoos and Exhibitors , Circuses, Animals in Entertainment , Wildlife Trade

  • October 2, 2009

    Circuses

    The Humane Society of the United States

    Most circus animals live in small, barren cages where trainers often use brute force to maintain control. And it's all legal.

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    Related Circuses, Animals in Entertainment , Zoos and Exhibitors , Wildlife Trade , Threatened and Endangered Species

  • September 25, 2009

    What You Can Do About Circuses

    The Humane Society of the United States

    Is the circus coming to town? Here a few things you can do stop circuses with performing animal acts.

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    Related Circuses, Animals in Entertainment , Wildlife Trade

  • September 25, 2009

    Should Wild Animals Be Kept as Pets?

    The Humane Society of the United States

    Find out why keeping wild and exotic animals as pets is bad for both humans and animals.

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    Related Wildlife Trade , Threatened and Endangered Species , Dangerous Exotic Pets

 

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