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.

The Cincinnati Zoo is welcoming a new baby to its zoo family, a tiny guereza colobus monkey. The monkey was born early Friday morning. Mom, 6-year-old Anza, and baby, sex not yet determined, are doing great and bonding with the rest of the group.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today announced the first confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) infection in a pet dog (German shepherd) in New York state.

The Connecticut Appellate Court recently rejected yet another attempt by the animal rights group Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc. (NHRP) to free an elephant in private ownership through the device of a petition for habeas corpus.

While the discussion draft of this bill is not alarming for herpetoculture and most other animal interest groups, it is important to keep note of the many bills that will be coming (at all levels of government). With these bills, we will see proposals for banning or heavily restricting a wide array of aspects of animals in our lives. Each bill will need to be scrutinized to be certain it follows its stated purpose.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the government in a case brought by the Center for Biological Diversity and other plaintiffs.

Buried on pages 1,628-1,635 of the latest 1,815-page House democratic draft of a COVID-19 relief bill known as the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) is the text of the Wildlife-Borne Disease Prevention Act (the Act).

APHIS announced that the large licensing overhaul under the Animal Welfare Act will take place in 180 days.

House Bill 2450 (HB2450) was introduced on April 27 and amends (changes) Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes. The main scope of the bill is to redefine "exotic wildlife."

Today NAWA filed complaints and investigation demands with the USDA and Georgia Attorney General’s office against the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries, (GFAS) accredited facility of “Project Chimps”.