Advocacy Links:

• BC SPCA Advocacy Home Page
  

• The Wildlife Act & Exotic Animals
  

• Farm Animal Transportation
  

• Antifreeze
  

• Criminal Code of Canada
  

• Vehicle Pet Safety
  

• Pets in Rental Housing
  

• United Nations Declaration
  

• Atlantic Seal Hunt

The Wildlife Act & Exotic Animals

BILL 29 — 2008 ENVIRONMENTAL (SPECIES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION) STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 2008 - Click here

• New legislation on exotic animals introduced - read the April 16 Press Release from the BC Ministry of Environment (opens in a new browser window)

In April 2007, the Ministry of Environment announced a review of its Wildlife Act - the first such review in 26 years. The BC SPCA has submitted a report outlining a number of recommendations on wildlife management in BC.

Most significantly, the BC SPCA is calling on the Provincial Government to include exotic animals as part of the Wildlife Act to ensure that the sale, transport and keeping of exotic wild animals is regulated in BC.

These new regulations are urgently needed to address serious public safety and animal welfare issues created by individuals across BC who keep wild exotic animals, such as tigers, alligators and primates, in captivity.