#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 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
#Act4 Wildlife Several Spanish animal protection organisations sent a letter calling on Carrefour Spain to stop exhibiting wild animals in their stores. Carrefour Spain will no longer host exhibitions of wild animals 2 March 2020 FAADA
#Act4 Wildlife A big cat had been spotted by several people in Seine-Maritime. Once caught, the gendarmes determined that it was a caracat, a very rare species between the caracal and the Abyssinian cat. Very rare big cat caught by French police 24 February 2020
#Act4 Wildlife 200 individuals and organizations issued an open letter to world health authorities urging them to work with governments to take global action. Coronavirus: Experts call for global ban on live animal markets, wildlife trade 20 February 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU Find here the background documents on wildlife trade prepared by the SPF Health Food Chain Safety and Environment. Conference in Brussels: bushmeat and the exotic pet trade 1 December 2019
#Act4 Wildlife While the global community celebrates World Animal Day, AAP Animal Advocacy and Protection today reveals worrying data on diseases found in exotic animals kept in captivity in Europe. AAP ANIMAL ADVOCACY AND PROTECTION: Many exotic animals kept in Europe carry dangerous diseases 4 October 2019 AAP
#Act4 Wildlife The trade in exotic wild animals is booming. Call for legislation on dangerous animals in Germany after poisonous cobra escapes 7 September 2019 Menschen für Tierrechte
#Act4 Wildlife Eight fire salamanders and a natterjack toad were intercepted by Customs officers in Dublin in recent months. Eight fire salamanders and a natterjack toad the latest in a series of exotic animal seizures 25 June 2019 ISPCA
