States should pass laws making it illegal to own or trade wild animals; the phony 'educational' permits that many private owners have used to skirt those laws should be eliminated.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Every factory-farmed animal is, as a practice, treated in ways that would be illegal if it were a dog or a cat.
I love animals and feel very strongly that people should not be allowed to buy a pet if they are not able to look after it.
Strictly speaking, my interest is not in legal rights for animals but in a change of heart towards animals.
Although I agree that wild horses are a symbol of the American West, I also believe that it is the responsibility of Congress to ensure that these animals are managed, protected, and controlled in an effective manner.
No one is more keen than me to see the Hunting Act repealed, because I believe in the management of wildlife.
Bolivia recently did what every country should do - banned the use of animals in circuses.
We wouldn't have to speak so critically if businesses would stop feeding dead animals to live ones, putting non-food substances into food, tinkering with genetic codes, and spraying the countryside with poisons.
The most important of all rights is the right to life, and I cannot foresee a day when domesticated animals will be granted that right in law.
I'm such an advocate for animal rights and environmental rights.
Federal legislation is urgently needed to stop this insanity of wild animals in captivity.