This is a selection of everything that is going on legislatively for cats.
2018 Outreach Department Annual Report Education In this fast developing world, every day brings new innovations in the way we communicate and connect. Online resources and apps allowed Big Cat Rescue to reach more students across the country and the globe in 2018, increasing our number of distance learning programs. We participated in phone and…
Demise of the Fur Trade 25 Years ago we bought out 56 bobcat and lynx kittens from the Fur Farm in LeCenter, MN because when I learned cats were being killed for their fur, I thought I could put a stop to that. (Those kittens were about the size and color that Pearlie is in…
Where can I pet a lion in 2018? In today’s world, where common sense and the overwhelming public sentiment tells us that paying to pet a lion, or pet a tiger, or pet a lion cub, or pet a tiger cub are all despicable acts of cruelty against nature, why are people still trying to…
Operation Jungle Book Targets Wildlife Trafficking, Leading to Federal Criminal Cases and Recovery of Numerous Animal Species October 20, 2017 16 Defendants Prosecuted in Initiative Led by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service LOS ANGELES – Operation Jungle Book, a law enforcement initiative led by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service that targeted wildlife smuggling, has…
IS IT LEGAL TO TRANSFER TIGERS ACROSS STATE LINES? We frequently get asked is it “legal” under federal law to transfer a tiger to a facility in another state. The answer is not a simple yes or no, and in addition to what the law says there are some serious practical issues when it comes…
Bobcats in Indiana are under threat! The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is proposing a hunting and trapping season on this beloved wild cat. The state has not provided any supporting scientific data for a hunt and the IDNR doesn’t even have a current population count. If this rule passes, the state’s only native…
ALERT OHIO RESIDENTS ONLY Your Senator Portman is critical to saving big cats! The bipartisan Big Cat Public Safety Act was introduced in the House of Representatives by a Republican and a Democrat working together. It is making great progress in the House with 73 cosponsors signed on already. In order to introduce the…
ACTION ALERT! RINGLING WANTS TO EXPORT 8 OF THEIR CIRCUS TIGERS TO GERMANY TO BE FORCED TO PERFORM IN ANOTHER CIRCUS! The owner of Ringling circus is petitioning the USDA to allow 8 of their circus tigers to be exported to Germany where they will reportedly be forced to perform in another circus! It’s extremely…
ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND NOTIFIES RESTAURANT GIANT LANDRY’S INC. OF INTENT TO SUE FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT VIOLATIONS Group Aims to Rehome Four White Tigers Living for 12 Years in the Downtown Aquarium HOUSTON—Today, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and Irvine & Conner PLLC served Houston’s Downtown Aquarium and Landry’s Inc. with a notice…
Interaction with Big Cats Leads to Illegal Trafficking Thailand’s Tiger Temple was founded in 1994 as a forest temple and sanctuary for wild animals. The temple rescued it’s first tiger in 1999, an orphaned cub that had been found in a local village. The cub died soon after its arrival. According to reports 8 cubs…