Q & A What Happens Now that the Big Cat Public Safety Act has passed? 2022 12 8

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Big Cat Public Safety Act Q & A with Howard and Carole Baskin

•What does the bill mean for AZA zoos?
•What does the bill mean for these places that have ambassador animals?
•Will anyone still be allowed to breed tigers/big cats in captivity?
•Can anyone anywhere still pet a cub?
•Why can universities still have these cats in cages? Why were they made exempt?
•When does this bill take effect?
•How long do private owners have to register with the USFWS?
•Does the cub breeding/petting law take effect right away or is there a waiting period?
What about pregnant big cats at the time the law takes effect? What happens to those cubs?
•Can media (TV) still use live/real big cats in shows and ads? What about social media? Are there any exemptions? How will it be enforced on social media?
•Who will enforce and be watching at the local and state levels?
• Who will take in cats without a place to go if the owners want to sell or relinquish their cats? Is there protection for them?
Can they choose to sell them or must they just relinquish them?
• Who can still breed?
• Will the zoos still be able to sell and trade big cats?
•What can we do?
•What’s next?

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