According to the USDA OIG Audit Report 33601-0003-23, previously available online, APHIS Animal Care (AC) had agreed that it would review barrier issues and may require reporting of escapes and
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Unintended Consequences that would result from adoption of the Big Cat Public Safety Act
By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1380, a bill that would amend the existing amendments to the Lacey Act, titled “Captive Wildlife Safety Act”, to purportedly “further the conservation of…
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Animal Models Remain Vital for COVID-19 Research
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Despite activists’ rhetoric that animal models are not necessary for the advancement of biomedical research and development, the criticality of the continued use of animal models in biomedical research is…
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The latest version of New Jersey’s Nosey’s Law needs a nose job.
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S1093 and A1923, the latest versions of Nosey’s law, a bill that originally would have prohibited the use of elephants in traveling animal acts, has now expanded its reach…
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Will Governor Christie Veto Nosey’s Law Which, If Passed, Could Put Zoos and Other Exotic Animal Educational Venues Out of Business?
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S2508, Nosey’s Law, which “prohibits use of elephants and other wild or exotic animals in traveling animal acts” was passed by both houses in the N.J. legislature on January…
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New Jersey Court Upholds NJDEP’s Regulation Permitting the Use of a Foothold Trap
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NJDEP adopted a regulation in 2015 that “permits use of enclosed foothold traps to capture small fur-bearing animals, such as raccoons and opossums.” N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.12 (g).
As set forth in…
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NYC Council will consider a proposed circus ban (and more)
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NYC Council is at it again.
This time, they are considering an ordinance that will ‘prohibit the display or exhibition of many wild or exotic animals, with exceptions for accredited…
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