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- Animal Protection Institute - Fact sheets, position papers, laws in various locales, and suggestions for advocacy for exotic pets.
www.api4animals.org/doc.asp?ID=321
- Asia Times: Japan's Illegal Immigrants, of the Furred Variety - An article about the growing market for exotic pets in Japan and enactment of stricter laws on animal ownership and the pet industry.
www.atimes.com/japan-econ/AL15Dh01.html
- Dealing with Other Animals as Pets - Excerpts from the exotic animal policy of the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, including a suggested list of prohibited species.
www.cfhs.ca/Programs/Legislation/appendixB2.htm
- Environmental Health Journal: Wild Thing - An article by Nick Warburton about the growing popularity of exotic pets in Britain and the increased number of those that are abandoned and found neglected in pet shops.
www.ehj-online.com/archive/2000/jan2001/january1.html
- Exotic Pets: How Much is that Froggy in the Window? - An article by Craig Naherniak about exotic and wild animals kept as pets.
www.spca.bc.ca/froggy.htm
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Pet Store Sweep - Twenty-four pet stores charged with selling or offering native and/or endangered reptiles and amphibians for sale
dnrweb.dnr.state.md.us/dnrnews/pressrelease/981124c.html
- National Alternative Pet Association - Exotic and alternative pet information resource on exotic pet legislation, rescue groups, breeders, and adoption.
www.altpet.net
- Parrot Association Of Canada: Legislation - Restrictive pet and exotic animal legislation in Canada. Articles and laws.
www.parrotscanada.org
- PAWS: Exotic Pets - The Progressive Animal Welfare Society's opposition to the private ownership of exotic and wild animals.
www.paws.org/work/factsheet/advocacyfactsheets/exoticpets.html
- People for Domestic Skunks - Dedicated to making domestic skunks legal in the United States.
www.domesticskunks.com
- Pet Station: Pet Not - A listing of the animals not endorsed as being kept as pets.
www.petstation.com/not.html
- Phoenix Exotic Wildlife Association - Dedicated to legal and ethical ownership of exotic animals by private persons, with an emphasis on education and safety. Mailing list for ongoing discussion.
www.phoenixexotics.org
- Primate Info Net: Just Say No to Exotic Pets - An article by Kathi Diamant about the exotic pet trade and the use of zoos as rescues.
www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/sayno.txt
- Realistic Exotic Animal Laws - A mailing list for the discussion of laws, regulations, and other issues related to the keeping of exotic animals.
www.catbox.com/real/index.html
- The Exotic Pet Trade - The Austin Zoo's advice about exotic pets and the common problems pet owners have with them.
www.austinlostpets.com/kidskorner/1September/ExoticPetTrade.htm
- The International Hedgehog Club - An international non-profit organization dedicated to the betterment and care of the domestic African hedgehog worldwide.
hedgehogclub.com
- VetCentric: Black Market Pets Bring Profits, Spread Disease - An article by Jorie Green about illegally obtained exotic reptiles and birds.
www.vetcentric.com/magazine/magazineArticle.cfm?ARTICLE=%91Black%20Market%92%20Pets%20Bring%20Profits%2C%20Spread%20Disease
- VetCentric: Misleading Breeding Practices Lead to Abandonment of Trendy Pot-bellied Pigs - An article by Jorie Green about the decreasing popularity of pet pigs and how breeders have mislead pet buyers.
www.vetcentric.com/magazine/magazineArticle.cfm?ARTICLE=Misleading%20Breeding%20Practices%20Lead%20to%20Abandonment%20of%20Trendy%20Pot%2Dbellied%20Pigs
- VetCentric: The Monkey Business - An article by Wes Alwan about how the pet trade in non-human primates is flourishing but the primates are not.
www.vetcentric.com/magazine/magazineArticle.cfm?ARTICLE=The%20Monkey%20Business%2C%20Part%20I%3A%20Barrel%20of%20Monkeys%2C%20But%20Not%20of%20Laughs
- Zoocheck Canada: Critics Growl Over Keeping of Exotic Pets - Problems and proposed solutions regarding exotic pet ownership in Ontario.
www.zoocheck.com/programs/exotic/criticsgrowlStar.shtml
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