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This Book Is for the Birds!
While traveling in Indonesia six years ago, Senior Program Associate Monica Engebretson aided in the release of a wild-caught parrot — a rainbow lorikeet — who had been chained to a perch for more than a year. He paced back and forth on that tiny perch, occasionally biting at the chain in defiance of its authority, and when he called out in vain to birds flying free over head, it was heartbreaking. He was just one bird out of millions who suffer the same fate as a result of the “pet” bird trade. But “Lucky,” as Monica and her associates called him, deserved to be free. He suffered. And their hearts went out to him.
CA Residents: Help Protect Baby Animals Sold on Street Corners
Your voice is urgently needed to help prevent the cruel treatment of baby animals sold on street corners and in parking lots.
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S. 462 Captive Primate Safety Act
Purpose: The Lacey Act Amendments bar the interstate and foreign commerce of dangerous exotic animals — including lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, and cougars — for use as “pets.” This bill would add nonhuman primates to this list of prohibited species. The bill would not ban all private ownership of primates; rather, it would outlaw the commerce of these animals for use as “pets.”
Child’s death in python’s grip renews call for ban on private ownership of dangerous reptiles
Oxford, FL — Born Free USA, a leading national wildlife advocacy organization, is calling on Florida legislators to immediately ban the ownership of dangerous reptiles after a 2-year-old girl was killed by a python kept as a pet in Sumter County. According to media reports, the illegally-kept 12-foot Burmese python broke out of its cage and strangled the girl in her bedroom.
Deadly exotic "pets" are never a good idea
It is the sort of headline that grabs your attention: "Toddler Dies, Python Found Coiled Around Her." Wednesday, a 12-foot-long Burmese python appears to have killed a 2-year-old Florida girl. The girl's family owned the python, as well as a 6-foot-long boa constrictor. No doubt, this incident will start a conversation about whether it's a good idea to house exotic pets, especially when there are children involved.
Born Free USA knows it's never a good idea. See our list of incidents involving children and adults who have come into contact with reptiles, often with deadly results.
Python Attack Raises Safety Concerns about Housing Exotic Pets
Al Tompkins
Poynter Online
The Poynter Institute
St. Petersburg, FL
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