Shouldn't there be more stringent laws for ownership of birds of prey ?
The law stands anyone can own a bird of prey , should it not be that its illegal to sell to Joe public and advertise such animals in a news paper. I knew a few people who own such animals and they have no clue what has to be done . Animal cruelty wont take them away because there is no place to house such birds . I may be a hypocrite because i have owned such birds BUT i knew what to do with them and didn’t flaunt them about and use them as a trophy.
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In the United States there are very stringent laws regarding the possession of birds of prey. In fact, you need both state and federal wildlife permits to possess even a feather, bone, egg or nest of a bird of prey, or in fact of any bird classified as a non-game migratory bird (that means just about everything except starlings, pigeons, English sparrows and Cattle egrets, which are not native to the US). If the bird is classified as a game bird you still need permits, just different ones. And if the bird is alive then the USDA gets involved, too.
You apparently don’t live in the US. However, if you did you would find out that the powers that be agree with you whole-heartedly.
You can own a Klingon warship? How cool is that?
oh, sorry…I’m a geek
I’m not sure where you are at, but in California, in addition to the restrictions Darwin mentioned, there are stringent state regulations on raptor ownership, such as needing to apprentice with a master falconer before you can get a permit.
I agree that their ownership should be tightly controlled and regulated.However, legal falconers have provided the expertise and birds needed for many reintroduction programs, such as for peregrine falcons.
@filmfann Only if you can beat the current owner in a bat’leth duel.
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