Wild among us: an exotic pet webinar series
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In October 2020, World Animal Protection partnered with Zoocheck Canada to deliver a webinar series on the animal welfare, public health and safety and environmental risks associated with the exotic pet trade and solutions for addressing them. On this page you will find the presentations that were delivered and links to other research and resources.
Watch videos of the workshop presentations:
Webinar toolkit materials
- Positive List Q&A: For the regulation of domesticated and non-domesticated animals (World Animal Protection/Zoocheck
- Sample positive list vetting checklist for exotic (wild) animals (World Animal Protection/Zoocheck)
- Why positive lists are more effective than negative lists (World Animal Protection/Zoocheck)
- Q&A: Mobile Live Animal Programs (MLAPs) in Canada (World Animal Protection/Zoocheck)
- MLAP Inspection checklist (World Animal Protection/Zoocheck)
- Q&A: Reptile Expos (World Animal Protection/Zoocheck)
- Exotic Pet Welfare Needs (World Animal Protection/Zoocheck)
- Challenges & Realities of Exotic Pet Legislation (World Animal Protection/Zoocheck)
- EMODE brochure – pets easy or difficult to keep (Warwick et al)
- Assessing Degrees of Ease or Difficulty for Pets (Warwick et al)
- Exotic Pets – Reducing the risk of human infection (Warwick et al)
- Assessing Welfare of Captive Exotic Birds (Avian Welfare Coalition)
- Evaluating Neglect, Abuse, Illness in Captive Exotic Birds (Avian Welfare Coalition)
Please also see Zoocheck’s website for more information on exotic animals kept as pets.
We look forward to working with you to protect wildlife. If you have any questions or recommendations, please contact us!