Wildlife trade in Brazil: A closer look at wild pets welfare issues

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Autor(a) principal: Kuhnen,VV
Data de Publicação: 2014
Outros Autores: Kanaan,VT
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Biology
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842014000100015
Resumo: Wild animals have been kept as pets for centuries, in Brazil companionship is one of the main reasons why wild species are legally bred and traded. This paper is an attempt to call the attention for problems concerning the welfare of wild pets involved in the trading system in Brazil. Some issues presented are: a) the significant increase in the number of wildlife breeders and traders and the difficulties faced by of the Brazilian government in controlling this activity; b) the main welfare issues faced by breeders and owners of wild pets; and c) the destination of wild pets no longer wanted. Finally, some recommendations are made having the welfare of the animals as a priority.
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title Wildlife trade in Brazil: A closer look at wild pets welfare issues
spellingShingle Wildlife trade in Brazil: A closer look at wild pets welfare issues
Kuhnen,VV
well-being
captivity
wild pets
wildlife trade
wildlife breeding
title_short Wildlife trade in Brazil: A closer look at wild pets welfare issues
title_full Wildlife trade in Brazil: A closer look at wild pets welfare issues
title_fullStr Wildlife trade in Brazil: A closer look at wild pets welfare issues
title_full_unstemmed Wildlife trade in Brazil: A closer look at wild pets welfare issues
title_sort Wildlife trade in Brazil: A closer look at wild pets welfare issues
author Kuhnen,VV
author_facet Kuhnen,VV
Kanaan,VT
author_role author
author2 Kanaan,VT
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Kuhnen,VV
Kanaan,VT
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv well-being
captivity
wild pets
wildlife trade
wildlife breeding
topic well-being
captivity
wild pets
wildlife trade
wildlife breeding
description Wild animals have been kept as pets for centuries, in Brazil companionship is one of the main reasons why wild species are legally bred and traded. This paper is an attempt to call the attention for problems concerning the welfare of wild pets involved in the trading system in Brazil. Some issues presented are: a) the significant increase in the number of wildlife breeders and traders and the difficulties faced by of the Brazilian government in controlling this activity; b) the main welfare issues faced by breeders and owners of wild pets; and c) the destination of wild pets no longer wanted. Finally, some recommendations are made having the welfare of the animals as a priority.
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