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Brian Mengel, Civil Servant
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The staff is dedicated to providing education, protection, and the humane treatment of animals in order to insure a safe and healthy community and to promote the benefits of responsible pet ownership.
Animals and plants that require protection are classified into one of three appendixes: Appendix I species are endangered and could become extinct if their trade is not severely restricted.
Animals are listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species because they need protection – yet prosecutions are shockingly rare.
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Ben Werner, Student Newspaper Editor
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The Animals Protection Act 1960 places obligations on owners and occupiers of land to prevent the commission and continuation of offences of cruelty on their land.
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John Carthy, Gun Shop Sales Assistant
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Hunting and killing animals under protection for eating purposes is against the law in China and vigorous steps have been taken to enforce animal protection laws.
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Bori Gonbutoren, Reindeer Herder
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All four species of otter have full protection from the Thai government under the Wild Animals Reservation and Protection Act and it is illegal to kill or trade in otter skins and parts.
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Arthur Dawkins, Astro-physicist
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Adequate protection of the intellectual property for transgenic animals and plants could in our view be achieved by patenting the novel genetic construct, (ref.
Broadening the act to include all animals would give these research subjects legal protections and also improve federal reporting standards for lab animal use.
Candidate species are animals and plants which may warrant official listing as threatened or endangered, but there is no conclusive data to give them this protection at the present time.
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Josh Hogan, Commander
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Article 26 Animals shall not be transported on open decks unless in adequately secured containers or substantial structures, approved by the competent authority and giving adequate protection against sea and weather.
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Bob Greenberg, Congressional Candidate
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It was an extraordinary night for animals on November 5th, with voters siding with animal protection advocates in five of six statewide ballot measure campaigns.
It is the mission of both The Born Free Foundation and Shamwari Game Reserve to promote the conservation of species and the protection of habitat while maintaining a humane and compassionate approach to the welfare of animals.
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