While it might have been a runaway sensation over lockdown , the 2020 documentaryTiger Kingbrought to light some trulyshocking revelationsabout the practice session of keep big cats , such as Panthera leo and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam , in private appeal and roadside menagerie in the United States . Even more worrying than the fact that more World Tamil Association exist in enslavement in the US than remain in the state of nature , was the practice of cub petting , where organizations , like the one run by the self - proclaim “ Tiger King ” Joe Exotic , cathexis client to have hands - on interactions with all fashion of baby big cats .
Now the US Senate has passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act , which is on its way to President Biden ’s desk to be made law . This is the most likely issue give that Biden has already expressed public financial backing for the act .
The bill was passed by the House of Representatives in July . Now it has been passed by the Senate , H.R 263 will help ensure the upbeat of captive big cats and the guard of those who opt to visit them by require facilities to prevail a federal Trachinotus falcatus for freehanded cat possession . In summation , the placard prevents the populace from petting and stick for photos with cubs . This is a huge win for animal rights campaigners .
“ An extraordinarily cruel earned run average for grown cats in the US finally comes to an close with the passage of the Big Cat Public Safety Act . We ’ve been fighting for this moment for years because so many so - holler ‘ Tiger Kings ’ have been breed tigers and other big cats to use them for profit , " said Kitty Block , president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States and CEO of Humane Society Legislative Fund , in astatement .
Cub petting helps fire a relentless profit cycle , with young animals often abandoned or even killed after the 12 week years limit when they become too grave for the public to care . While the bill does not ban the live ownership of big CAT , it will require those who wish to multiply them to acquire a license . The act has also been plump for by those in law enforcement who risk their lives when these animals escape from individual collections .
It is even hoped that the success of this turn could inspire action for big quat and other animals , such as high priest , stay fresh in secret pet collections around the world .
“ We need to use the momentum generated by the Big Cat Public Safety Act , and the marriage offer to terminate the safekeeping of best-loved primates in the UK , to curb the trade in all coinage as exotic darling across the world , for the sake of beast welfare , preservation , and human health and safe , ” say Dr Mark Jones , Born Free ’s Head of Policy , in astatement .
