Animal Legislative Update - January 25, 2024
from the desk of Vanessa Gagne
Greetings from French Lick, IN where I will be attending a USDA licensee meeting. We will be discussing current affairs regarding exotic animal owners and exhibitors.
UPDATES
Judge orders some animals to be returned, others remain in sanctuaries
Judge rules for return of less than half of seized Natural Bridge Zoo animals
Miami Seaquarium responds to animal welfare allegations amid possible lease termination
This is after the loss of an orca and the removal of three manatees
IN THE NEWS
In pictures: French farmers block roads, bridges as protests sweep country
Farmers have been protesting in Belgium, Germany, France, and now Scotland too.
Wildlife advocates sue Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife over trapping, coyote hunting rules
