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First Posted: May 10, 2021 11:11 PM EDT
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The Houston Police Department said that a tiger was seen roaming around a Houston neighborhood on Sunday.
Neighbors and passersby had also seen the tiger and they were terrified. The animal was reported to be wearing a collar and walking outside of a home.
An off-duty officer encountered the tiger. The encounter was recorded on video by a neighbor. The sheriff s deputy was seen pointing a gun at the tiger as the animal slowly walks toward him, NBC News reported.
The tiger s owner then went out and said not to shoot the animal. He then took the animal inside the home. One neighbor said that the owner came up to the tiger and leaned down to kiss the tiger. The tiger owner then took the animal by the collar, according to a KPRC 2 News report.
Dive Brief:
Los Angeles-based private equity firm Butterfly acquired a majority stake in organic, free-range and pasture-raised egg producer Pete and Gerry’s. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Based in Monroe, New Hampshire, Pete and Gerry’s sells eggs under a variety of labels including Pete and Gerry’s Organic, Nellie’s Free Range and Consider Pastures. The certified B Corp partners with more than 130 farms throughout the U.S. that follow the brand’s strict animal treatment and environmental sustainability standards.
Specializing in the food sector, Butterfly uses what it describes as a “seed to fork” approach to investing in the food system. It puts funds in companies in four verticals: agriculture and aquaculture, food and beverage products, food distribution and food service.
NRA Video: Conquering nature will never be the silver bullet (commentary)
Commentary by Kate Dylewsky on 6 May 2021
Last week, The New Yorker released footage of National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre struggling to kill an elephant in Botswana.
Kate Dylewsky, senior policy advisor for the Animal Welfare Institute, says the video is an opportunity to assess claims that the trophy hunting promotes conservation.
“Killing imperiled species to save them will never be a silver bullet,” writes Dylewsky. “We should not seek to ‘conquer’ nature; instead, we should preserve, respect and appreciate the incredible species that share the Earth with us. No species that faces extinction should be further victimized by someone looking to hang a head on a wall.”
For Immediate Release, April 22, 2021
Contact:
Marjorie Fishman, Animal Welfare Institute, (202) 446-2128, margie@awionline.org
Kerry Skiff, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-0253, kskiff@defenders.org
U.S. Wildlife Officials Petitioned to Ban Import, Sale of Banggai Cardinalfish
Threatened by Aquarium Trade, Indonesian Fish Has Declined by Up to 90%
WASHINGTON Conservation groups filed a petition today urging the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to ban the import and sale of threatened Banggai cardinalfish from Indonesia.
The Banggai cardinalfish, a coral reef inhabitant known for its bold black bands and white-speckled fins, has seen its numbers plummet by as much as 90% since the 1990s, due to decades of overexploitation by the aquarium trade. The United States has long been a major importer of the cardinalfish and is the world’s largest importer of coral reef wildlife overall, responsible for about 60% of the global market.