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| A new proposal would prohibit the possession, transportation, release and importation of a number of wild animals, including tigers. |
A proposal under consideration in California’s Senate would prohibit the possession, transportation, release and importation of a number of wild animals, including lions, tigers, ocelots, bobcats, servals, leopards, jaguars and cheetahs. Marsupials, non-domesticated rodents and rabbits, cobras, alligators, giant toads, and a number of other reptiles, amphibians, and birds, as well as some species of fish also are included in the proposal.
The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council opposes the legislation.
“We feel this list is excessive and could greatly affect the pet industry in California,” it wrote in a Pet Alert.
The bill would repeal and amend the current list of species the state’s Fish and Game Commission uses to determine which types of animals might pose a threat to the state’s native wildlife or that raise an animal welfare concern.
The Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee will hold a hearing on the proposal, Senate Bill 1424, this coming Tuesday, March 25. The hearing will be held in Senate Hearing Room 112 at 9:30 a.m.
For a complete list of animals covered by the proposal, click here.