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AVMA members press Congress for illicit xylazine, dog importation laws

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They urged Congress to support two AVMA-backed bills aimed at ensuring dogs are healthy when imported into the United States and to combat trafficking of the animal sedative xylazine without hindering veterinary access to the drug.

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Largest Ever Trafficking Bust in Africa

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Tags: wildlife crime ivory wildlife trafficking africa elephants.

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Central London Shop Raided for Illegal Wildlife Products

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The raid took place on the day an amendment to the law controlling illegal trade in endangered species came into effect. Tags: wildlife crime UK wildlife trafficking Traditional Chinese Medicine tigers endangered species.

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$10 Million Euros in Smuggled Wildlife Seized

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million dollars) were seized in a month-long drive carried out by forces around the world, the global law enforcement agency Interpol said. Tags: organized crime wildlife smuggling wildlife crime wildlife trafficking. Illegal animal and plant products with a retail value of 10 million euros (13.6

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DNA Bar Codes Could Help Identify Illegal Bush Meat

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How is anyone to know if it came from a species that is protected under national or international law? Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking endangered species. Once an animal has been carved up, meat looks like meat and leather looks like leather. A technique called DNA bar coding could be the answer.

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We’re Not Racists, So Why Aren’t There More Birders Of Color?

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If only I was a minority, I’m sure that law enforcement would treat me way better.&# One of the biggest and more recent face palm incidents with law enforcement and the outdoors happened in Colorado in 2009 when a large marijuana farm was found growing in Pike National Forest.

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Are Thai Temple Tigers Drugged?

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accuses} the temple of illegally trafficking and mistreating the tigers, allegations that the temple emphatically denies. Robyn Shelby, a law student from California, has been volunteering at the temple for seven months and told ABC News, "I haven't seen anything that I don't agree with, and I am very big on animal rights.

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