Animal Legislative Update - May 13, 2025
from the desk of Vanessa Gagne
UPDATES
- Secretary Rollins Suspends Live Animal Imports Through Ports of Entry Along Southern Border, Effective Immediately
- Federal Lightbulb Ban Update from USARK
- San Antonio Zoo backing new bills to enhance security, protect animals
- LA Zoo being sued over plans to move elephants to Oklahoma
IN THE NEWS
Dan Ashe’s Alliance with Anti-Zoo Groups Sparks Backlash Among AZA Members
Congress just launched the Wild Horse Caucus
Georgia Aquarium responds to national wildlife emergency off California coast
Animals run loose from Cedar Point petting zoo (again)
Last year, camels and goats got out of the same petting zoo.
Rodeo’s rough reality: Inside America’s most dangerous sport as increased safety measures aim to protect riders, horses
The Ministry of Agriculture Highlights that Animals Do Not Pose a Risk for the Spread of COVID-19
South Carolina petting zoo worker apparently killed by kangaroo after stepping into its pen to ‘roughhouse’ with it
LPT: Male kangaroos are no joke
