A Mobile Live Animal Program (MLAP) is typically a commercial program or activity in which live animals are brought to a location for the entertainment of the public under the guise of animal rescue, conservation, education and/or therapy. MLAPs are usually mobile zoos, but can also include ...
Don’t Support The Exotic Pet Trade The wild animal pet trade is a massive, wasteful industry built on the exploitation of animals that are generally ill-suited as pets. While some species are captive bred in sufficient numbers to satisfy demand at certain times, millions of wild animals (par...
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The trade of these products is on the rise and pet owners seem to approve of the use of insect meals as feed ingredients. Insects are widely fed to exotic pets, mainly in whole, live or dehydrated formats. The use of insects in pet foods has recently been regulated in some countries ...
The global pet trade is a thriving multibillion-dollar industry, involving the international exchange of various species and regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). South Africa plays a significant role as both an importer and exporte...
However, pet owners generally felt satisfied with their veterinarians’ communication, especially when they had consulted a veterinarian for a longer time. Despite this, pet owners expressed a desire for more frequent information on these topics. Therefore, it is important to provide more educational...
animal welfare; exotic pet trade; reptile; amphibians; responsible herpetoculture1. Introduction The responsible husbandry of exotic animals in captivity involves creating environmental conditions that are adapted to the species’ biology. This includes aspects such as temperature, humidity, UVB lighting, ...
Aquatic animals that are propagated for the pet trade, as a food source, or for use as laboratory test subjects are in many cases non-native and could harbor pathogens foreign to regional waterbodies near their rearing location [95,96,97,98]. If these non-native species are introduced and...
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