In a major victory for animals, President Biden signed the Big Cat Public Safety Act into law after it moved through the Senate successfully about a month ago. This monumental law will protect big cats from exploitation and innocent cubs from being handled and exploited at roadside establishments. Now, it is illegal to own a big cat as a pet. This includes lions, tigers, jaguars, cheetahs, and any hybrid big cats. Big cats historically roam for miles, eat a varied, hunted diet, and some of them have large social structures they would normally be a part of. When kept as a pet, they are confined to an enclosure that will never match what they would have in the wild. They are unable to hunt for prey, a trait that is inherently natural to them. In fact, they are essentially denied every single instinctual trait they have, forcibly domesticated although never fully. The danger also lies in the fact that these animals are never FULLY domesticated. They can attack at any time and if let loose accidentally, one can only imagine the danger that would ensue. When it comes to cubs, roadside establishments exploit them for profits at the expense of their safety. Opportunities to hold cubs for selfies or bottle feed them cause s them great distress as this is wholly unnatural to them. These industries continue to breed cubs because once they're too old to be cute or coddled anymore, they're shipped off to game reserves, zoos, or other places where they're denied their natural instincts. This cycle of exploitation has big cats passed around for profits until they're no longer profitable anymore. A disgusting, manipulative cycle that sees humans profit off of some of the most beautiful animals on our planet. Their needs are disregarded in favour of profiting off of their sorrow. Head to the link at the top of this post for the story from World Animal News. Take a second to learn about the horrors big cats faced in these situations and why the Big Cat Public Safety Act is so important to animal rights. HAPPY VEG
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