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  2. Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 - Wikipedia

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    The Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (c. 38) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was originally enacted to deal with the increasing fashion of people in the late-1960s and early-1970s keeping interesting pets which were often from the more dangerous species, as well as hybrids between wild and domestic species, such as wolfdogs and Bengal cats.

  3. List of endangered and threatened animals and plants of Illinois

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    The Illinois List of Endangered and Threatened Species is reviewed about every five years by the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board (ESPB). [1] To date it has evaluated only plants and animals of the US state of Illinois, not fungi, algae, or other forms of life; species that occur in Illinois which are listed as endangered or threatened by the U.S. federal government under the ...

  4. On the trail of Scotland's mysterious big cats - AOL

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    Paul believes many of the big cats were pets dumped after the introduction of 1976's Dangerous Wild Animals Act. ... The law requires people to buy a licence and keep the animals in appropriate ...

  5. Timeline of animal welfare and rights in the United States

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    The Animal Enterprise Protection Act (AEPA) is passed. This law creates the crime of "animal enterprise terrorism" for those who damage or cause the loss of property of an animal enterprise. [36] 2002: The AWA is amended to redefine the term "animal" in the law to match the USDA regulations, i.e. to exclude birds, mice, and rats. [11] 2002

  6. The Animal Welfare Act (AWA), which was signed into law August 24, 1966, is the only federal law which regulates the treatment of animals in research, exhibition transport and by dealers. The Act has been amended seven times since (1970, 1976, 1985, 1990, 2002, 2007, 2008) but the most recent amendments have focused on animal rights regarding ...

  7. Wild African cat kept as pet is on the loose, Illinois ... - AOL

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    A wild animal that was being kept as a pet cat in Illinois is on the loose, officials said. And if you see the African serval believed to be roaming in northeast Decatur, authorities warn you ...

  8. More than 2,700 dangerous wild animals privately owned ... - AOL

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  9. National Wildlife Crime Unit - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom has some of the most stringent wildlife controls anywhere in the world when it comes to illegal wildlife trading. [4] The NWCU deals with the trade in endangered species, illegal taxidermy and auction sales, bat and badger-related offences, marine species, reptile smuggling, wild bird netting, egg collecting, animal health issues and dangerous wild animals.