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In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animal rights and animal welfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t. And people that work in either conservation or animal welfare tend to like animals.
And they certainly have no right to use endangeredspecies as performers. These are ENDANGEREDspecies. of violating the EndangeredSpecies Act when it uses bullhooks and chains to control its performing pachyderms. Tags: circuses us elephants endangeredspecies.
A coordinated international law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of 25 individuals suspected of taking part in the illicit trade of tigers, one of the world's most endangeredspecies. Tags: wildlife smuggling tigers interpol asia endangeredspecies.
What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangeredspecies for death. Or is the mandate to protect the welfare and habitat of our state’s wildlife?
The tourism revenue creates an incentive for Uganda to protect the endangeredspecies at the same time that it contributes to human welfare. Uganda is seeing a growth in tourism dollars from visits to see its mountain gorillas. This is very important. Lets hope it continues to flourish.
According to the complaint, the defendants routinely beat elephants, violating the 1973 EndangeredSpecies Act by hitting them with bull hooks. employee, claims the defendants inhumanely and illegally mistreat their Asian elephants and have done so for decades. The anticipated three-week, non-jury trial takes place in U.S.
If the directive is approved, the number of animals used for experiments will be limited, and the animals’ welfare will be improved in accordance with ethical principles of the EU concerning animals. I really hope this passes.
Born Free USA (BFUSA) is a nationally recognized leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation. BFUSA’s mission is to end suffering of wild animals in captivity, conserve threatened and endangeredspecies, and encourage compassionate conservation globally.
Wilderness Act, EndangeredSpecies Act, Clean Air and Water Acts, and similar acts in Canada. Dr. David Lavigne, Science Advisor to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, co-authored Gaining Ground: In Pursuit of Ecological Sustainability 5. Capturing wild animals for live trade and captivity should not be permitted.
The interests of those working for conservation and those working for animal rights and animal welfare don’t always perfectly align like you might think they do. It also protects hundreds of species of birds and mammals, and thousands of plants, and everything else you need in a functional ecosystem. You do a lot of good.
Pat Derby, President and Founder of the Performing Animal Welfare Society, said, “Animal Defenders International contacted PAWS last year about providing a permanent home for the African lions remaining in Bolivia. What a way to start memorial weekend. These lions really are home for the holidays.””.
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