illegal Killing Laws Protection 
Critter News
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
From WildEarth Guardians: WildEarth Guardians’ research reveals this agency is: • Biologically Unsound - Wildlife Services uses a “sledgehammer approach” to wildlife management, meaning over one million animals are killed each year using non-selective killing controls such as poisons, traps, and aerial gunning.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 20, 2012
All swallows are included under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 as migratory insectivorous birds and as such are protected by state and federal regulations. It is illegal for any person to take, possess, transport, sell, or purchase them or their parts, such as feathers, nests, or eggs, without a permit.
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Critter News
APRIL 18, 2009
Four senior Wildlife Officers have been arrested and imprisoned after the state Congolese Wildlife Agency (ICCN) pressed charges for complicity in the destruction of the protected forests of Virunga National Park in the east of DR Congo. The charges included the massacre of the gorillas and involvement in the illegal charcoal trade.
Animal Ethics
OCTOBER 9, 2009
6): I do not agree that “anyone with an appreciation for the First Amendment” must conclude that “crush videos” or videos of vicious dogfights are protected speech and that the federal law in question should therefore be struck down. Only a very narrow range of activities come under the sweep of this law, and all of them are illegal.
Animal Ethics
OCTOBER 6, 2009
At issue in the case is the constitutionality of a decade old law passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton in 1999. That law, U.S. The law also made it a crime to sell videos in which animals were tortured to death by being burned alive, as well as videos of illegal dog fights. Today, the U.S. I don’t think so.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 13, 2017
The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) recently filed a lawsuit against the federal government arguing that a planned wind turbine near the famed birding hotspot of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge is illegal. The lawsuit was filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C. That is a tougher argument.
10,000 Birds
JULY 31, 2015
They were not aware of wildlife laws, and thought they could raise and release them. We released live mice into the flight so they could learn to catch and kill live prey. We would close the flight around 10 PM to protect them from predators, then we’d get up at four in the morning to open the door again. Release day came.
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