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Skinny Snakes, Sloths and Hedgehogs Found in Texas Rescue of 20,000 Exotic Animals
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, raid, exotics, rescued, environment, protection, habitat )

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- 2 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
A raid on an exotic animal delivery company in Texas found starving snakes, hundreds of reptiles packed in shipping crates and rodents that had killed and eaten each other, officials said.
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Ask Grizzly Jack's to Cancel Cruel and Dangerous Animal Shows ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, exotics, shows, environment, protection, wildlife, suffering )

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- 30 days ago - secure.peta.org
Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort in Utica, Ill., has been regularly hosting Brown's Oakridge Exotics (BOE), a business that hauls exotic animals to various venues for display and charges the public to have photos taken with tiger cubs and other baby
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Exotic Destination
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, exotics, turned in, nonnative pet amnesty )

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- 40 days ago - www2.tbo.com
Turtles and birds and snakes. (Oh, my.) What was the rarest of them all? An albino skunk. Those were just some of the exotic animals turned in today during the nonnative pet amnesty day held at Busch Gardens.
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The Rise of the Supercat
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, exotics, cats, pets, protection, environment )

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- 65 days ago - sfgate.com
In our "bigger-is-better," super-size-me society, it may not come as much of a surprise that demand for designer "supercats" -- domestic breeds crossed with larger, exotic African or South American wildcats -- is surging skyward.
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Wildlife Waystation Works to Evacuate Exotic Animals From Little Tujunga Canyon
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, wildfires, exotics, habitat )

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- 106 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Yesterday we learned about the farm animals who were shuttled away to safety because of the Station fire, but what of the exotic creatures at the Wildlife Waystation in Little Tujunga Canyon? The 160-acre facility is home to more than 400 animals,
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Los Angeles Wild Fires: Lions and Tigers Evacuated From Wildlife Centre
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, wildfires, exotics, moved, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

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- 108 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Four hundred exotic animals are being moved from a nature reserve north of Los Angeles out of the way of the wild fires that have claimed the lives of two firefighters.
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Norway Urged Not to Sell Exotic Pets
Animals  (tags: animals, exotics, pets, Norway, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection )

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- 165 days ago - iar.org.uk
International Animal Rescue has joined other animal protection groups in Britain and Norway to warn that diseases to both humans and wild animals could flood into Norway on a tide of imported exotic animals.
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Pet Lemur Is Just Too Exotic for LITH
Animals  (tags: animals, lemurs, pets, exotics, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

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- 174 days ago - dailyherald.com
As the saying goes, dogs are a man´s best friend. But for Lake in the Hills resident Troy Evert, it's a lemur named Ringo. Lake in the Hills has given Evert 90 days to find another home for Ringo.
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Exotic Animal Hearing Scheduled for August
Animals  (tags: animals, wild animals, exotics, pets, captivity, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection )

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- 176 days ago - chieflandcitizen.com
The owners of a controversial exotic animal sanctuary in the Small Farms subdivision has filed a request for a special exception to zoning regulations to allow them to keep the lion, tiger, bear, two chimpanzees they have on the property.
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Captive Wildlife and Exotic Pets
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- 192 days ago - hsus.org
Each year, tens of millions of live wild animals are captured to supply the international trade in live wildlife. This trade includes the exotic pet trade, biomedical research and teaching, stocking of public or private game farms and hunting ranches,
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Tell Kraft Foods to Stop Exploiting Exotic Animals ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, exotics, ads, Kraft, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, wildlife )

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- 232 days ago - getactive.peta.org
When PETA learned that Kraft Foods is airing a commercial that features an elephant and another that features a chimpanzee, we immediately contacted the company to request that it pull the commercials and pledge never to use exotic animals in
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Bill Requires Permits for Tigers, Other Large Carnivores
Animals  (tags: animals, exotics, permits, Missouri, AnimalWelfare, pets, environment, wildlife, wildanimals, protection )

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- 235 days ago - joplinglobe.com
The Missouri House last week approved a bill that would require people who own lions, tigers and other large, exotic carnivores to have permits.
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Exotic Animal Display: Where the Wild Things Are
Animals  (tags: animals, exotics, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, wildlife )

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- 236 days ago - dailysentinel.com
Despite vociferous criticism from animal rights groups, traveling showman says he offers a once-in-a-life experience.
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Exotic Animals Need Your Help (HR80/S462) ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, exotics, pets, wildanimals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection )

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- 244 days ago - change.org
Please contact your Senator today! Just last month, a 55 year old woman in Connecticut was severely mauled by a 200+ pound chimpanzee that was kept as a pet by her friend. Police were called, and the chimp then attacked an officer.
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The Wildcat Sanctuary's Capital Campaign
Animals  (tags: animals, exotics, trade, protection, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, wildlife, wildanimals )

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- 248 days ago - wildcatsanctuary.org
In most states it is perfectly legal to keep a tiger in your backyard. All across the U.S., wildcats are bred for sale as pets, performers or exhibits in roadside zoos. In a CNN report, Humane Society President Wayne Pacelle said, "The exotic animal
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