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• - Dedicated to making domestic skunks legal in the United States.
  
• - An international non-profit organization dedicated to the betterment and care of the domestic African hedgehog worldwide.
  
• - Restrictive pet and exotic animal legislation in Canada. Articles and laws.
  
• - Twenty-four pet stores charged with selling or offering native and/or endangered reptiles and amphibians for sale
  
• - An article by Jorie Green about illegally obtained exotic reptiles and birds.
  
• - An article by Nick Warburton about the growing popularity of exotic pets in Britain and the increased number of those that are abandoned and found neglected in pet shops.
  
• - Fact sheets, position papers, laws in various locales, and suggestions for advocacy for exotic pets.
  
• - The Austin Zoo's advice about exotic pets and the common problems pet owners have with them.
  
• - Excerpts from the exotic animal policy of the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, including a suggested list of prohibited species.
  
• - An article by Kathi Diamant about the exotic pet trade and the use of zoos as rescues.
  
• - An article by Wes Alwan about how the pet trade in non-human primates is flourishing but the primates are not.
  
• - A mailing list for the discussion of laws, regulations, and other issues related to the keeping of exotic animals.
  
• - A listing of the animals not endorsed as being kept as pets.
  
• - Dedicated to legal and ethical ownership of exotic animals by private persons, with an emphasis on education and safety. Mailing list for ongoing discussion.
  
• - Boredom is a very common problem in wild animals kept in captivity. Article gives humane methods of relieving boredom in these animals as well as procedures to comply with U.S. Federal requirements.
  
• - Proposed and passed US legislation and enforcement of laws to stop the big cat and dangerous animal pet trade and regulate exotic animals.
  
• - An article about the growing market for exotic pets in Japan and enactment of stricter laws on animal ownership and the pet industry.
  
• - Exotic and alternative pet information resource on exotic pet legislation, rescue groups, breeders, and adoption.
  
• - Problems and proposed solutions regarding exotic pet ownership in Ontario.