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The Food and Drug Administration announced that the agency has taken action to restrict xylazine from coming illegally into the country, while members of Congress are considering scheduling xylazine as a controlled substance.
Six companies, all but one based in the U.S., received warning letters from the Food and Drug Administration for selling unapproved drugs claiming to treat seizures in pets.
The Food and Drug Administration has informed veterinarians and farmers that using aspirin in dairy cattle for treatment of highly pathogenic avian influenza is illegal.
Pierce Onthank, the president of an oil and gas company, was charged in January with illegal possession of a primate for keeping a siamang, a type of gibbon that is native to rain forests in Malaysia and Indonesia and can weigh up to 30 pounds and stand 3 feet high. Tags: animal cruelty illegal pets primates us.
So why is illegal killing of birds such a widespread practice throughout Europe? Read the full report by BirdLife International for more disturbing facts about illegal killing of birds throughout Europe.
From July 6-8, there was a European conference in Larnaca about illegal bird killing , organized by Terra Cypria. The concluding tone of the conference was also on a very positive note, with Cyprus pledging to adopt a “Zero-tolerance&# policy against illegal trapping activities. So it’s not a good week in Cyprus!
In July, Kenyan authorities intercepted 16 elephant tusks and two rhinoceros horns being illegally exported to Laos from Mozambique. So far this year poachers in Kenya have killed 128 elephants for their ivory; last year 98 were killed.
Eight years later, in the introduction to his landmark Birds of the West Indies, Bond wrote of the threat posed by the illegal parrot trade: “A few years ago, in spite of government protection, the Lesser Antillean parrots were sold to tourists at prodigious figures. It would seem, therefore, that A.
The raid took place on the day an amendment to the law controlling illegal trade in endangered species came into effect. The store in Lisle Street, at the heart of London's Chinatown, specialises in traditional Asian medicine.
Kamthi (previously spelled Kamptee) is a city and a municipal council in Nagpur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra The seizure of 12 deer antlers (6 pairs) from a car at Kamptee octroi post by city police late Tuesday night proves that Nagpur continues to be major centre for of illegal trade in wildlife parts.
During this year’s competition, each team raised money for – and awareness of – the illegal trapping of migratory birds in Cyprus , a fitting cause for a race that celebrates the miracle of migration. Since 1974 it has been illegal to harvest birds there with mist-nets and limesticks.
On top of being illegal to capture and sell birds in the country, it is also immoral. The illegal bird trade kills thousands of birds each year just in the manner they are smuggled. In some parts of the country it is already illegal to have slingshots. It is quite simple. Also, no one should have birds as pets.
From the American Bird Conservancy : The mayor of Albuquerque and the director of the city’s animal welfare department have been named in a lawsuit alleging that the officials have committed animal cruelty by allowing certain illegal and improper animal management practices to occur related to abandonment of stray cats.
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The ruling is important because as recently as three years ago, several Hopi were prosecuted for illegally killing eagles. The USFWS conducted an environmental assessment to ensure that southwestern Golden Eagle populations wouldn’t be threatened by the practice, and attempted to reach a solution that would satisfy both tribes.
Now, whether or not birders may or may not partake of other, illegal substances, well, I doubt anyone is going to come out and admit it in the comments… There are stories of speed-fueled big days floating around out there, stories that come only by word of mouth and are never written down.
And now Clark County commissioner Chris Giunchigliani has proposed making it illegal to feed pigeons in unincorporated areas of the county, which includes Las Vegas. Pigeons are, perhaps, the most loathed of birds. The law seems virtually unenforceable but could cause problems for those who have bird feeders that pigeons take advantage of.
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It was sent from North America to India and confiscated by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau. It was labeled as a "rug" and the only reason they searched was because of a tip.
This contrasts sharply with the comparatively weak efforts of the law enforcement agencies in this critical area, where the pressure on migratory birds through illegal trapping is at its greatest. The report highlights four important issues.” ” See the whole report here.
photographers illegally in the dunes at left stalking the Snowy Owl at right Where on Saturday there was only dunes, beach, ocean, and owl there was, on Sunday, dunes, birders, beach, birders, ocean, birders, owls, and photographers. But, let me tell you, the atmosphere between the two days couldn’t have been much more different.
It’s illegal, it disturbs birds, and if you do admit to doing this, you are only going to encourage others to make the same mistake. No need to get defensive. Don’t even bring up using tapes on endangered species. The internet has the ability to spread bad ideas around just as effectively as good ones.
When I last visited the town almost 10 years ago, it had a Wild West feel, and Wikipedia claims that it is “an important location for trade with Myanmar, in both legal and illegal goods and services” but it seemed pretty tame to me this time.
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He was transporting them across state lines from Ohio to a hunting preserve in South Carolina. The deer were not tested for disease. He was sentenced to 21 months in prison. I hope he serves the whole term. The deer still got screwed because they ended up at the hunting preserve, but any kind of sentence for wildlife trafficking must be enforced.
What you did was illegal,” he said. The trap had been set in the woods right next to my house. I’d released birds there. I knew the wildlife. Where is the trap now?” asked the officer. “In In my garage,” I said. The trap is private property.”. It was set in a public park!”. Was it 100 feet from the public trail? Then it’s legal.
That’s why Hugh Powell’s newest report on the Cornell Lab of Ornithology blog that Bicknell’s Thrush surveys in the Dominican Republic have revealed illegal clearing is so chilling.
Strangely, the author of the study uses this situation as an argument not to ban keeping Hwameis in captivity illegal altogether but rather just to limit the keeping. One of the reasons stated is “the benefits of the people” (not the birds). Hmm, I think I disagree with the author.
Artist Enrique Gomez De Molina was sentenced to 20 months in prison and a $6,000 fine in Miami on Friday for trafficking in illegal and threatened wildlife. “In promoting that message, he fell grievously from doing things the right way and became one of the very people he tried to educate,” Kuehne said.
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Since these are the same neighbors who illegally cut down several other trees (habitat that was used by wintering warblers), it appears that they also suffer from the all too prevalent affliction of environmental disconnect that has been steadily bringing our Planet to the edge of biome collapse.
Animal Equality is revealing widespread cruelty and legal violations in slaughterhouses connected to India’s dairy industry. Between October and December 2023, investigators documented abuse at six facilities in Maharashtra and Kerala. Here’s what they found: In many instances, animals were milked one last time before being killed.
Scores of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks circled overhead, these vocal ducks are often hunted illegally here so it was refreshing to see so many. Arriving before sunrise, we could already see the thick clouds on the horizon. Farmers keep their livestock in this wetland also.
Still, it is worth noting that some illegal hunting occurs, and this needs to be policed. In specified areas. And BirdLife has no objection to this, however we may feel about it as individual who happen to be quite fond of living birds. And for the legal hunting, here’s the news from opening day.
It is illegal for any person to take, possess, transport, sell, or purchase them or their parts, such as feathers, nests, or eggs, without a permit. Because IT IS ILLEGAL TO INTERFERE WITH NESTING BIRDS!! Herein lies the problem. As a result, certain activities affecting swallows are subject to legal restrictions 1.
unknown dead bird What really bothers me is when people take issue with hawks and falcons taking songbirds and try to blame the decline of songbird species on the rebound that birds of prey have experienced since killing them for sport or poisoning them with DDT became illegal.
But their lawyers argued that prosecutors did not prove that the group had engaged in an illegal conspiracy that kept federal workers — employees of the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management — from doing their jobs. Are you kidding me? References: 1 National Wildlife Refuge Association.
According to IUCN , because of illegal hunting and habitat degradation across most of Indochina, ungulates occur at levels well below natural. While the second reason is the expected habitat fragmentation and destruction in the most populous region of the World, the first, somewhat surprisingly, is the lack of prey animals.
The legislation is only being drafted right now and there's a long way to go I suspect before such laws would pass. You can already read the excuses being cited in this article.
This is an interesting piece from the Scientific American blog. One of the major challenges in combating the bushmeat trade is identifying the source species for the meat and products. Once an animal has been carved up, meat looks like meat and leather looks like leather.
I wasn’t talking about the letter or late night talk show hosts or illegal street-crossers. Why haven’t you submitted your stuff to I and the Bird yet? Haven’t you heard the subject is “Jays”? The birds , man. Send those photos and, especially, posts to naswick AT gmail.com. Put IATB in the subject line.
It is illegal to keep a wild bird. And yes, it is tempting to want to feed that helpless begging little bird, but resist! Bird diets are specific to each species; liquids and food fed improperly can cause a bird to aspirate, get sick or die.
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