Animal Environmental Enrichment
Boredom is a very common problem in wild animals kept in captivity. Article gives humane methods of relieving boredom in these animals as well as procedures to comply with U.S. Federal requirements.
Animal Protection Institute: Exotic "Pet" Campaign
Fact sheets, position papers, laws in various locales, and suggestions for advocacy for exotic pets.
Asia Times: Japan's Illegal Immigrants, of the Furred Variety
An article about the growing market for exotic pets in Japan and enactment of stricter laws on animal ownership and the pet industry. (December 15, 1999)
Big Cat Rescue Supports Legislation
Proposed and passed US legislation and enforcement of laws to stop the big cat and dangerous animal pet trade and regulate exotic animals.
Dealing with Other Animals as Pets
Excerpts from the exotic animal policy of the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, including a suggested list of prohibited species.
Environmental Health Journal: Wild Thing
An article by Nick Warburton about the growing popularity of exotic pets in Britain and the increased number of those that are abandoned and found neglected in pet shops. (January, 2001)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Pet Store Sweep
Twenty-four pet stores charged with selling or offering native and/or endangered reptiles and amphibians for sale (November 24, 1998)
National Alternative Pet Association
Exotic and alternative pet information resource on exotic pet legislation, rescue groups, breeders, and adoption.
Parrot Association Of Canada: Legislation
Restrictive pet and exotic animal legislation in Canada. Articles and laws.
People for Domestic Skunks
Dedicated to making domestic skunks legal in the United States.
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