Monday, January 11, 2021
The “Reduce the Risk” initiative links human and animal health as key to pandemic prevention.
Silver Spring, Maryland (January 11, 2021) – Zoonotic diseases are a threat to human and animal health worldwide, as more than two-thirds of all emerging infectious diseases of humans are zoonotic. To address this crisis, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and its members are launching a new initiative. “Reduce the Risk: A Crisis in Human and Animal Health”...
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at Monday, January 11, 2021
Thursday, December 24, 2020
Members of Congress express support for the zoos and aquariums in their communities.
Silver Spring, Maryland - With 2021 on the horizon, members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) are enduring significant economic losses because of pandemic-related closures and reductions in operating capacity. However, they continue to provide veterinary care, housing, and food for the animals in their care. With Congress’s passage of legislation to address the...
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at Thursday, December 24, 2020
Friday, December 18, 2020
Silver Spring, Maryland (December 18, 2020) – Despite dramatic declines, particularly in the western monarch population, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced their long-awaited response to a 2014 petition to list the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Specifically, the Service decided to list the butterfly as “warranted but precluded,” which means that although the monarch is deserving of the benefits that the ESA protection affords,...
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at Friday, December 18, 2020
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Silver Spring, Maryland – While big cats continue to be exploited at substandard facilities, tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives took an important step to improve the welfare of these animals and protect the public. By a bipartisan vote of 272 to 114, the House passed the “Big Cat Public Safety Act,” which seeks to limit who can possess lions, tigers, and other big cats in the United States. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has worked on versions of...
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at Thursday, December 3, 2020
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
October 28, 2020
Dr. Rosemary B. Sifford
Associate Deputy Administrator,
Animal Care, APHIS
4700 River Road, Unit 84
Riverdale, MD 20737
Re: Docket No. APHIS-2020-0068; Establishing AWA Standards for Birds; Virtual Public Meetings.
Dear Dr. Sifford:
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) respectfully submits the following comments on Docket No. APHIS-2020-0068; Establishing AWA Standards for Birds. AZA would also like to align ourselves with the comments...
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at Wednesday, October 28, 2020