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States that allow private possession of big cats with
a permit: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma,
Missouri, Mississippi, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
and Delaware. Ohio and 27 other states and ...
Downes
and Lutz: Federal Legislation Needed to Protect Big Cats
...
Almost one year ago, Zanesville, Ohio, suffered
a terrible tragedy. Before committing suicide, the owner of a backyard menagerie
opened the cages of his exotic ...
The hunt for British Big Cats attracts far more newspaper column-inches than any other cryptozoological subject. There are so many of them now that we feel that they should be archived by us in some way, so we should have a go at publishing a regular round-up of the stories as they come in. Curated by Carl Marshall and Olivia McCarthy
Showing posts with label Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act. Show all posts
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
NEWSLINK: Senator Kerry Introduces the Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Tigers, lions and communities across the country may soon receive critical protection U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) today introduced S.3547, the Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act, aimed at prohibiting private possession and breeding of captive big cats in the United States. The House version of the bill was introduced by U.S. Reps. Buck McKeon (R-CA) and Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) last March.
Kerry's action comes on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Zanesville, Ohio animal massacre where the owner of a backyard collection of tigers, lions and other exotic wildlife, committed suicide after freeing the animals from their cages. Local police were forced to shoot and kill nearly 50 animals - 38 of them big cats - before they could enter populated areas.
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I do think this is a good idea, but like the uk it could mean more exotic big cats are released into the wild and left to fend for themselves.
Kerry's action comes on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Zanesville, Ohio animal massacre where the owner of a backyard collection of tigers, lions and other exotic wildlife, committed suicide after freeing the animals from their cages. Local police were forced to shoot and kill nearly 50 animals - 38 of them big cats - before they could enter populated areas.
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I do think this is a good idea, but like the uk it could mean more exotic big cats are released into the wild and left to fend for themselves.
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