Animal Rights

Are protection laws strong enough?

Abstract

Abused or endangered mammals, birds, reptiles and marine life are under increasing pressure around the globe because of commercial development, consumer demand, illegal poaching and the inability of political and policy leaders to agree on how to protect them. From the decimation of African elephant herds for their ivory tusks to whale hunting and the slaughter of sharks for their fins — considered a delicacy in some Asian countries — animals are threatened worldwide. But some countries are acting aggressively to curb the problem, passing measures aimed at barring illicit harvesting of animal parts, prosecuting animal poachers, halting the use of animals in bullfights and circuses and outlawing animal testing for consumer products such as cosmetics. In the United States, federal and state governments have pressed for tougher regulations against animal cruelty and private ownership of exotic pets.

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