After being initially launched ten years prior, the U.S. The Big Cat Public Safety Act has been approved by the Senate and is now waiting for President Joe Biden's signature.
Big cat pet ownership is prohibited; zoos, universities, and animal shelters are excluded.
Current owners of big cats would be grandfathered in, but registration for their pets would be necessary.
The Big Cat Public Safety Act is passed in the US
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The cub-petting industry, according to the refuge's vice president Scott Smith, encourages the reproduction of large cats, as per SpringNews-Leader.
Smith related the story of a tiger that was four times bred in just two years and was once saved from a Colorado facility.
According to Smith, she had four litters of cubs in that brief span, all of which were sold to the cub-petting trade.
The gesture will hopefully serve as an example and maybe aid other species in the future, according to Lawant to Mitchell, a resident of southwest Missouri who manages social media for Florida's Big Cat Rescue, which was created by Carole Baskin.
According to Mitchell, contact with big cats can present safety risks. At least one or two tiger attacks, both in 2008, have occurred in Missouri.
A tiger attacked a 16-year-old at a zoo in Branson West, and a tiger attacked a 26-year-old at an exotic animal farm in Warrenton, requiring him to have his leg amputated.
When the Department of Justice calls in large cats, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge and a number of other authorized sanctuaries have been crucial in saving them.
Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge helped to rescue several animals from a northeast Oklahoma facility that had allowed visitors to pet and take pictures of cubs, including two regular tigers, a lion, and a tiger hybrid.
After Biden signs the measure, it will go into force the next year.
Big cat import, export, transit, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or overseas commerce will be prohibited, according to Smith.
Any animal that is untamed and untame is considered an exotic pet.
Breeding selectively over a long period of time is the process of domestication, as per World Animal Protection.
The exotic pet trade has both legitimate and illegitimate aspects. Legality is irrelevant, though; whether wild-caught or captive-bred, it's all terrible. And the commerce is expanding quickly.
Despite our best efforts, we just lack the resources to give wild animals the care they require to meet all of their intrinsic needs.
Some exotic pets may be kept in less brutal ways than others, but no wild animal can have all of its needs addressed in captivity.
If already have an exotic pet, then seek a guidance veterinarian who specializes in pet care to make sure you're taking care of all of your pet's needs in terms of welfare.
If no longer capable of caring for an exotic pet, we urge you to give it to a nearby rescue organization or humane society.
Make sure to conduct a comprehensive investigation to see whether the rescue center is run professionally and openly.
This is done to make sure that none of the wild animals in their care return to the commercial traffic in exotic pets or entertainment.
