UPDATES

• Protecting Pigs: USDA to roll out a program to safeguard the health status of U.S. pigs
• proposed amendments to the CITES Appendices from DoI-FWS to add species including those commonly used in outreach programs like reindeer and sloths. In addition, wildlife such as all Asian big cats and the Nile hippopotamus are being considered. Public comment is open until 01/27/2025 at 11:59 pm EST
  
  

IN THE NEWS

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Tourist, 22, killed by elephant at popular Thailand sanctuary after it ‘sunk tusk into her’ while she was bathing animal
A tragedy on the elephant tourism model that has changed to suit the desires of animal rights activists, instead of putting the management of elephants first. The sanctuary model does not use chains, guides, and does not allow riding, taking the safeguarding of mahouts out of the equation. Then guests are allowed to feed and bathe elephants that are not being held to a standard of behavior - something that would be a disaster for any human - animal encounter. That being said, being next to the head and trunk of an elephant is the most dangerous place to be - riding is actually safer.