#Act4 Wildlife An updated overview of the legislation on exotic pets in the Member States is now available on Eurogroup for Animals' website. How is the exotic pet trade (un) regulated across the EU? Our report has been updated 22 July 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Help World Animal Protection end the wildlife trade and protect the animals, the planet and our own health by supporting the campaign. Petition: "Keep them wild - keep us safe!" 15 June 2020 WAP
#Act4 Wildlife An exotic pet cat sparked an armed police response when it was spotted in a back garden. Big cat spotted in London 29 May 2020
#Act4 Wildlife EU citizens from six countries overwhelmingly support better regulation of the exotic pet trade within the EU, according to an opinion poll by Savanta ComRes for Eurogroup for Animals and AAP Animal Advocacy and Protection. Exotic animals should not be kept as pets, agree 87% of Europeans asked 26 May 2020 Eurogroup for Animals Press Release
#Act4 Wildlife LAV initiated a petition aimed at the Italian Minister of the Environment, Land and Sea Protection Sergio Costa to prohibit the reproduction and trade of all exotic animals. Petition: Stop the trade of exotic animals! 25 May 2020 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife Cabinet on Wednesday approved regulations governing the possession and sale of pets that among other introduces a Positive List that will specify what animals can be sold or kept as companion animals. Positive lists: Cypriot cabinet approves regulations on sale and possession of pets 18 May 2020 AAP
#Act4 Wildlife To end the suffering of millions of wild animals used as entertainment, food, medicine, and pets and to prevent future pandemics, World Animal Protection shifts its focus on fighting against the entire global wildlife trade. We need to end the entire wildlife trade 4 May 2020 WAP
#Act4 Wildlife Netflix’s controversial ‘Tiger King’ has sparked discussions around the globe, not least of all because of its revelation that more tigers could be living in captivity in the United States than there are in the wild. Report unveils out-of-control captive tiger trade 23 April 2020 Four Paws
#Act4 Wildlife The COVID-19 crisis has prompted decision makers to clamp down on the legal and illegal trade of exotic animals in the EU. MEPs support call for an EU Positive List of species allowed as pets 8 April 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Wildlife Yes, COVID-19 came from animals. COVID-19 was transmitted from wildlife to humans as a consequence of the sheer number of species sold in “wet” markets. COVID-19 is teaching us a harsh lesson: We need to change our relationship with animals 5 April 2020 Eurogroup for Animals Opinion
#Act4 Wildlife A new TRAFFIC report provides an overview of all CITES-related seizures reported by Member States of the European Union (EU) for the twelve-month period January to December 2018 inclusive. An overview of seizures of CITES-listed wildlife in the European Union 31 March 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Online technology companies in the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online reported removing or blocking over 3 million listings for endangered and threatened species and associated products from their online platforms to date. Tech companies take down three million online listings for trafficked wildlife 16 March 2020