Big Cat Public Safety Act. Specifically, it revises restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including to restrict direct contact between the public and big cats. Joaquin phoenix, rooney mara and edie falco have signed on in support of the big cat public safety act. To amend the lacey act amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the captive wildlife safety act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes. Favoring the big cat public safety act were all 224 democrats present for the vote and 48 republicans.
House of representatives passed the big cat public safety act on december 3 by a vote of 272 to 114. Feb 26, 2019 washington, dc—the animal welfare institute, big cat rescue, born free usa, the international fund for animal welfare, the humane society of the united states and humane society legislative fund and and the performing animal welfare society are celebrating the reintroduction of the big cat public safety act (bcpsa) hr 1380 in the u.s. It is estimated that thousands of big cats are currently kept in captivity around the united states. Big cats belong in the wild or, in situations where captive animals can no longer safely be returned to the wild, in accredited sanctuaries equipped to meet their complex physical and psychological needs. The big cat public safety act is up for a vote in the u.s. Big cat public safety act this bill revises requirements governing the trade of big cats (i.e., species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species).
On thursday, the house of representatives passed the big cat public safety act, a bill featured in the show that would ban most big cat ownership.
The legislation, dubbed the big cat public safety act, was. Today, the house is scheduled to vote on the big cat public safety act. The big cat public safety act is an urgently needed solution to the problem of big cats kept as pets in unsafe and abusive circumstances. The big cat public safety act just passed a vote in the u.s. The legislation first made headlines alongside the netflix series “tiger king.” To amend the lacey act amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the captive wildlife safety act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes.