If you’re a city dweller, there’s not much point in having an alligator or an 8-foot python in your apartment, yet many people do it. Ever since Salvador Dali trotted around Paris with an ocelot on a leash, people have wanted to do the same thing!

Showing off is a major reason for having an exotic pet. It’s like having the latest model Mercedes or the biggest yacht in the marina. Michael Jackson had an entire zoo stocked with everything from a chimpanzee read more…..

Only 10 states in the United States have laws pertaining to exotic animal trading. And, those laws do not protect the poor animals that suffer through the hands of smugglers on the journey from places like Brazil to right here in the U.S. The illegal trading of animals is ranked just second to drug trafficking! However, animal smugglers will most likely never see a day in jail. That is a horrific thought to anyone who knows and understands just what these poor animals go through only to be exchanged from one wrong hand to read more…..

They say an elephant never forgets, but what they don’t tell you is that this remarkable memory starts at a very early age. There was a special they showed on Cable.TV a while back that talked all about it. In the special, a man, recently retired, was standing outside of an elephant reservation. Suddenly, out of nowhere, one of the adult elephants charged him and killed him.

The incident was highly publicized. At the time, the event was horrifying and this seemingly unprovoked act of violence was terrifying. However, some background checks soon revealed who the victim was – a former poacher. It seems that the elephant’s mother had been killed by this poacher. While the poacher left the baby to fend for itself, it eventually was found and raised in the reservation.

All that time, the baby elephant never forgot the smell of his mother’s killer. And when the time came, the elephant got his revenge on his mother’s murderer.

Let that be a lesson to any would-be poachers out there thinking of turning their sights toward elephants. The old adage “an elephant never forgets” is based more in fact than you realize. At least one poacher learned firsthand the truth.

Poaching is the act of killing animals while out-of-season, using illegal weapons or on private property. Hunters may also illegally kill animals that are endangered species. Many people are unaware of the problems this crime against wildlife can cause. Here are 5 reasons why poaching is harmful to the animals struggling to survive in their own environment.

Hunting seasons are set to lower populations of wildlife such as deer and turkey. When poachers hunt out-of-season, it can kill pregnant animals and read more…..

Poaching, you may have heard about on the television or radio. However one of the things you might not know is that it could happen in your own backyard. How do you recognize the signs of poaching in your neighborhood?

If you had a lake or stream in your neighborhood or even a piece of land your neighborhood could be a victim of poaching. When it comes to sports like hunting and fishing that most people are honest, they follow the read more…..

Trading endangered animals and exotic pets, or medicines and jewelry made from them, is hardly a new crime. However, with the advent of the Internet as the new market of choice poachers have gotten more creative and they’ve taken their activities online. This gives them access to a whole new group of clients they may not otherwise have had, allowing them to put their very special items up for auction on Ebay and other, similar websites. Some poachers may even read more…..

What is animal trading? Wild animal trading is the capturing of animals from the wild and selling them for pets or for personal menageries. According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) just one country, the United States, the selling of exotic animals generates $20 billion per year. Traders use the Internet and clandestine auctions to sell their stock.

Every year, thousands of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish are taken out of their native habitats and brought into captivity. This not only empties wild populations of species, but many read more…..

The answer is not by having you sit in the woods wearing camouflage clothing and brandishing a high powered rifle to pick off poachers one by one. The answer is simple and safe requiring you only to use your skill of observation and controlling where your money goes. In the last 100 years the population of tigers in the wild has decreased over 95% and over 12,000 elephants are illegally killed every year to support ivory trade.

You’ve just learned two things that will make you a valuable asset to help stopping animal trade, don’t buy anything produced by using read more…..