The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will hold three virtual listening sessions to gather information to assist in the development of regulations that will ensure the humane care and treatment of birds not bred for use in research, consistent with the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).

The zoo had announced on Wednesday that the diminutive, raccoon-like creature had gone missing. Zookeepers who care for her had hoped she would return on her own, since she recently gave birth to two cubs who are still nursing.

The former chief humane agent for the Union County Humane Society has been charged with 42 criminal charges including bribery, animal cruelty and impersonating a peace officer. Steffen Baldwin appeared in court on Wednesday and bail was set at $200,000.

From 2017 to 2019, APHIS opened up two separate public comment periods for the proposed changes. During this time APHIS reports that they received 110,600 comments from “stakeholders”. Sounds like a lot? When you break it down it is a completely telling story:

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Recently, a golden tiger was spotted again in the Kaziranga National Park, Assam. The photo of the rare tiger was taken by Mayuresh Hendre and shared by Indian Forest Services (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan.

As we have been watching the child sex trafficking case of Ex HSUS VP , David Wills, we learned just this morning that Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos has reset the sentencing of Mr. Wills for August 26, 2020.

"Overall, zoos provide opportunities to observe and engage with exotic animals, many of which may be threatened with extinction in the wild. Seeing them up close can spark a passion for biology, conservation and the environment."

Changes have been made to Section 379.372, Florida Statutes that regulates certain high-risk nonnative invasive reptiles in Florida, particularly those listed as Conditional, Prohibited, venomous and Reptiles of Concern. The new laws go into effect July 1, 2020.