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2007 Animal Rights, AR, Sponsored
Exotic Animal Legislation Coinciding With Suspicious Exotic Animal
Sightings and Dumping in
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Would Real Monkeys do a Better Job Producing
ABC Primetime Shows? REXANO Editorial By Eileen
7/3/2008
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PRO/CON: Is there adequate government
oversight of exotic animal exhibits? 6/29/2008
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Are Dancing Cobras Taking Over North Carolina?
By Zuzana Kukol, June 6, 2008
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Harmless Hognose Snakes Impersonating Venomous
Cobras Flyer May 2008
NEW
YouTube VIDEO
Captive Venomous Snake Related Human
Fatalities in the USA by State and Snake, Yearly and Lifetime Odds:
1995 - June 2008 |
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MESSAGE MIXED IN ANIMAL EXHIBIT
By Amy Rausch, June 24, 2008
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Exotic Animal Ownership Bans
By Cynthia Kosco, May 2008
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Submit comments against removing certain
service animals from ADA
Deadline 8/18/2008 NEW |
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Dr. Mike Heithaus' Letter Regarding FOX News
“The O’Reilly Factor” 4/3/2008 |
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WHAT IS WILD AND FREE? By
Karl Mogensen, March/April 2008
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USF&W Testimony Against “CAPTIVE PRIMATE
SAFETY ACT.”
3/11/2008
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Animal Owners: Why Should We
Fight Together? By Eric, April
2008
REXANO MySpace Contest Winner
NEW CONTEST, WIN T- Shirt
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MSDOC
Deadline July 4th, 2008 |
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AZA Accreditation Commission: Special
Inspection – Tiger incident, San Francisco Zoo,
3/18/2008 |
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Is AZA and Few
Outspoken Individuals Representing the Views of the Majority of AZA
Members?
Blogger News 1/2/2008 |
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AVMA: Comments invited on proposed reptile and
amphibian specialty
Deadline
Nov. 1, 2008 |
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Big Cat Safety, Handling and Training
By Dr. Bhagavan Antle |
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Captive Exotic Cats and Public Safety... The
Numbers Don’t Lie !!...12/29/2007 Blogger News |
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INTRODUCTION TO THE POLITICS OF ANIMAL
LEGISLATION By Genevieve Wall, Attorney at Law
Fall/Winter 2007 (6.6MB, PDF) |
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REXANO Videos from
mild to wild
Big Cat Haven cute videos
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HUMAN FATALITIES CAUSED BY CAPTIVE TIGERS IN
THE USA 1990-2007
Private Sector Vs. AZA |
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Editors Duped: How Many ‘Letters to the
Editor’ are Just a Pure Propaganda Set Ups by Special Interest
Groups? Blogger News 1/22/2008 |
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Info on
Big Cat Rescue click
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WAO: Lions, Tigers, Pigs Et Al; Animals
Missing From Unfenced SA Sanctuary A Witness Steps Forward
1/9/2008 |
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If it is not OK to have a Tiger in my Bed,
then why is it OK to cut my Dog’s Testicles?
By Zuzana Kukol, 9/21/2007 |
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Don't Judge Non-Profit Charities by their Name
- Educate Yourself Blogger News Editorial By
Zuzana Kukol, 9/18/2007 |
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HSUS vs. ASPCA in the Vick case
By Cruelty is a Crime |
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Why is our Congress passing taxpayers’ money
wasting ‘feel good” animal rights bills? Blogger
News Editorial 8/24/2007 |
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Emergency tips on keeper and rescue personnel
safety in case of an animal attack By Zuzana
Kukol, Summer 2007 |
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Questions and Answers about keeping Wild and
Exotic Animals in captivity By Zuzana Kukol,
August 2007 |
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REXANO urges all pro animal entities to stick
together now more than ever
June 11, 2007-Blogger News Editorial |
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Educate Microsoft about HSUS |
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Educate
Bank of America about HSUS-sample printable letter in
MS DOC and
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What IS The Humane Society of the United
States? by Christopher Aust |
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Captive Primate Safety Act SB 1498 – it is two
threats in one! by Lynn Culver, June 2007 |
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Animal Rights activists groups-what is behind
their self proclaimed 'wildlife specialists' facade?
By Zuzana Kukol
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Federal Government Attack on Big Cats; REXANO
Objects to Attempts to Outlaw Touching a Tiger or Lion Cub
4/27/2007-Press Release |
TOTAL NUMBERS AND
ODDS OF AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH IN THE USA BY CAUSE OF INJURY in 2003 –
comparing human fatalities caused by captive exotic and wild animals
(average up to year 2006) to deaths caused in the course of a normal
daily routine in every day life in 2003.
REXANO only used fatalities numbers since all deaths are reported
and there is only one degree of death. Injuries in all walks of life
range from life threatening to simple Band-Aid fix and many go
unreported. The average life expectancy of 77 years was used to
calculate the lifetime odds.
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Cause
of death in 2003
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Number of
deaths per year
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One-year odds
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Lifetime odds
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Captive non-human primate |
0* |
0 |
0 |
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Captive bear |
0.125** |
1 in 2,416,000,000 |
1 in 32,000,000
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Captive elephant
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0.81** |
378,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
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Captive big/exotic cat
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1** |
302,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
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Captive reptile
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1.5*** |
201,000,000 |
2,700,000 |
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Fireworks discharge
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11 |
26,440,910 |
340,733 |
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Contact with hot tap-water
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26 |
11,186,539 |
144,156 |
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Flood
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26 |
11,186,539 |
144,156 |
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Bitten or struck by dog
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32 |
9,089,063 |
117,127 |
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Earthquake and other earth movements
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32 |
9,089,063 |
117,127 |
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Struck by or against another person
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39 |
7,457,692 |
96,104 |
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Lightning
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47 |
6,188,298 |
79,746 |
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Contact with hornets, wasps and bees
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66 |
4,406,818 |
56,789 |
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Cataclysmic storm (****)
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75 |
3,878,000 |
49,974 |
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Animal rider or occupant of animal-drawn vehicle
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101 |
2,879,703 |
37,110 |
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Alcohol
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373 |
779,759 |
10,048 |
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Fall on and from ladder or scaffolding
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417 |
697,482 |
8,988 |
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Drowning and submersion while in or falling into
swimming pool
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515 |
564,757 |
7,278 |
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Firearms discharge
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730 |
398,425 |
5,134 |
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Air and space transport accidents
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742 |
391,981 |
5,051 |
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Occupant of all-terrain or other off-road motor vehicle
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906 |
321,026 |
4,137 |
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Drowning and submersion while in or falling into natural
water
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1225 |
237,429 |
3,060 |
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Fall on and from stairs and steps
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1,588 |
183,155 |
2,360 |
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Exposure to smoke, fire and flames
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3,369 |
86,331 |
1,113 |
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Motorcycle riding
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3,676 |
79,121 |
1,020 |
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Assault by firearm
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11,920 |
24,400 |
314 |
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Motor vehicle accidents
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44,757 |
6,498 |
84 |
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Source: National Safety Council, National Center for
Health Statistics, U.S. Census, animal attack news
reports
*In 1997 in Atlanta, Georgia, one Yerkes primate
researcher supposedly died of herpes B after she was
splashed in the eye with bodily fluids from a rhesus
macaque; this can NOT be classified as animal ‘attack’,
just like a nurse or doctor being accidentally infected
with a blood from an AIDS patients can not be called a
murder.
** Based on 16 year average 1990-2006 numbers
*** Based on 11 year average 1995-2006 numbers
(****)Includes hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, dust
storms and other cataclysmic storms.
Note: Exotic animal yearly and lifetime odds numbers
were rounded due to their extremely large size for the
ease of use and quoting purposes in the media and
legislative sessions.
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