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Big Cat Public Safety Act Is Now Federal Law!
From PAWS Performing Animal
Welfare Society
December 2022
All of the tigers at PAWS were rescued from roadside zoos that offered cubs for photo and play sessions. We see firsthand how big cats suffer for entertainment and the lifelong mental and physical scars it leaves on them.
Morris!
We pledged that we would never stop working to pass the landmark Big
Cat Public Safety Act (H.R. 263/ S. 1210) – the bill to end the
private ownership of big cats and cruel cub petting operations. We
are thrilled to report that President Biden has signed the bill into
law!
The Big Cat Public Safety Act prohibits private ownership of certain
big cats and their hybrids. The law allows current owners to keep
their cats but they must register them with the government and they
cannot breed, acquire more cats, or sell them. It also bans direct
contact with the cats by the public, ending cub petting operations
using those animals.
Cub petting attractions continuously breed big cats, then tear the
cubs away from their mothers so operators can sell handling sessions
and photo opportunities to the public. When the cubs grow too big
for people to handle, they are dumped at decrepit roadside zoos, the
backyard cages of private owners, or they simply “disappear.”
PAWS has been working for years to pass this critical law. We’ve
collaborated with other organizations, including the Big Cat
Sanctuary Alliance, reached out to legislators, and motivated our
supporters to take action. We are grateful to everyone who contacted
their representative and senators!
All of the tigers at PAWS were rescued from roadside zoos that
offered cubs for photo and play sessions. We see firsthand how big
cats suffer for entertainment and the lifelong mental and physical
scars it leaves on them.
This is all about to change, thanks to the work of so many dedicated
people and organizations – and because of your wonderful support. On
behalf of the big cats, thank you!
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