Endangered Species Act Modernization Bills The Saving America’s Vulnerable Endangered Species Act, or SAVES Act, has been re-introduced this session in both the Senate and House. S771 and HR1558 would amend the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to prohibit the listing of...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has posted the below. We will have more details soon: NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY – Florida: Wildlife Services (WS), a program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal...
UPDATE 6/20/23:Â The ordinance passed. Only two people spoke in opposition (USARK and one local pet owner) while several spoke in support including four people from a single animal rights group. One Council member mentioned that almost every local person who sent...
UPDATE 7/11/23: The Austin Animal Advisory Commission has made several changes to the proposal, including an exemption for an “owner of a household pet who derives less than the majority of their income from exhibiting an animal.” The Commission (not the...
This is a compilation of questions and incorrect statements from social media and emails. Our original alert will always be maintained/updated at https://usark.org/23lacey/ Updates will be made to this FAQ as necessary. Q: How do we know about these issues? Our...