The Big Cat Public Safety Act was passed by the Senate this week and is soon expected to become law. The landmark U.S. legislation bans cub petting, tiger selfies, and breeding big cats as pets
made clear, have been a major source of revenue. But animal welfare advocates have sharply criticized business owners for, among other things, speed-breeding cubs and“It’s common practice to use cubs for photo-ops until they are too large to hold,” says Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. “They are then dumped or sold, which simply perpetuates the cycle,” she says, adding that unwanted cats often languish in substandard facilities or even are killed.
Some discarded animals may be smuggled into the black market for their body parts, perpetuating demand for products such as tiger bone wine and medicinal paste that are a major threat to wild tigers, says Leigh Henry, director of wildlife policy at the World Wildlife Fund. The items are sought in China and elsewhere. “Given the lack of regulation, it would be easy for those tigers to filter into the illegal tiger trade,” she says.
The thousands of captive tigers in the U.S. have been a source of contention during international discussions about shutting down tiger farms in , Henry says. Countries have asked why the U.S. hasn’t ended its own industry. Passage of the new bill, she says, “takes away that deflection point, and we can hopefully make progress.”have been forced to surrender their animals because of violations of the Animal Welfare Act, decreasing the number of well-known cub-petting offerings. Now, only two U.S. exhibitors advertise cub petting for selfies, according to the Humane Society, although more may offer them without publicly promoting them.
Amundson urges any big cat owners who don't want to keep their animals after the bill becomes law to place them in humane sanctuaries accredited by theThe National Geographic Society supports Wildlife Watch, our investigative reporting project focused on wildlife crime and exploitation. Read
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