#Act4 Wildlife Exciting news from the Mediterranean! Cyprus has just enacted a regulation that, for the very first time in Cypriot history, defines which animal species are allowed to be kept or sold as pets on the island. Their chosen regulatory instrument? A Positive List. Cyprus becomes 7th EU Member State with a positive list for pets 4 March 2021 AAP
#Act4 Wildlife On 29 January 2021, the French National Assembly approved on first reading an ambitious text on pets and captive wild species. It must now be submitted to the Senate for adoption in March. Fight against animal abuse : historic vote at the French National Assembly 2 February 2021 FBB
#Act4 Wildlife Six years after the launch of the WildLeaks Project, the world’s first whistle blower initiative dedicated to environmental and wildlife crime, Earth League International (ELI) has released its first report on this ground-breaking platform. The world’s first whistleblower initiative dedicated to wildlife crime releases first report "WildLeaks" 14 September 2020
#Act4 Wildlife The present report is the third edition of Pro Wildlife’s “Stolen Wildlife” series and illustrates how wildlife traffickers are targeting a broad range of rare species from a variety of different geographic regions. New report "Stolen Wildlife III - The EU is a main hub and destination for illegally caught exotic pets " is available 7 September 2020
#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 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
#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
