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Combatting Wildlife Trafficking (Connecticut)
Restricts the import, possession, sale, or transportation of body parts of African elephants, lions, leopards, black rhinos, white rhinos, and giraffes in the state -
Halting Trafficking in Ivory and Rhino Horn (Massachusetts)
Restricts the sale of ivory and rhino horn in Massachusetts. -
Animal Advocates Urge Puerto Rico Officials to Take Action on Troubled Zoo
Animal Legal Defense Fund letter asks Puerto Rico governor to investigate illegal treatment of endangered species and other animals at Dr. Juan A. Rivero National Zoological ParkDecember 16, 2019 Press Release -
Animal Advocacy Group Calls on Puerto Rican Officials to Protect Animals Languishing at Troubled State Zoo
Complaint urges the Puerto Rican government to investigate and revoke any permits granted to the Dr. Juan A. Rivero National Zoological Park and immediately send the animals there to sanctuaries, due to the Endangered Species Act and cruelty violations.October 24, 2018 Press Release -
President Obama Signs END Wildlife Trafficking Act into Law
On October 7, 2016, President Obama signed into law H.R. 2494, The Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016.October 10, 2016 Animal Law Update -
Animal Groups Call on Zoos to Oppose Swaziland’s Disastrous Rhino Proposal
A recently leaked document shows that Swaziland is seeking to farm their rhinos and sell their horns.May 9, 2016 Press Release -
Putting the Spin on Flying Elephants to Omaha
Three American zoos have orchestrated a fairly tricky sleight-of-hand to remove 18 African elephants from their native grasslands and plant them in expensive faux-habitat exhibits in the U.S.December 1, 2015 Legally Brief
