Sentences with phrase «at roadside zoos»

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Since 1962, when he took over as director at Lincoln Park, Fisher has kept pace with the changing role of zoos, from their days as roadside attractions to today «s conservators of endangered species, and has overseen a sweeping $ 50 million renovation program.

The law covers animals in more than 7800 facilities, including zoos, roadside circuses, and research laboratories at government agencies and academic medical centers.

Without it we would have no way to respond quickly and effectively to reports of animal abuse such as those that came to light in recent years at Oklahoma research labs and roadside zoos.

This expanding program needs adequate funding to fulfill its responsibility to ensure basic care for millions of animals at puppy mills, laboratories, roadside zoos, and other facilities as Congress and the public expect.

These animals are either «surplus» from roadside zoos; captured from their native habitats; sold at auctions, pet stores, or over the Internet; or come from backyard breeders or the black market.

They took jobs at puppy mills and pet stores, slaughterhouses and factory farms, research labs, fur farms and roadside zoos.

At the time of passage, the bill was celebrated by activists as a means to crack down on «wild animals kept as backyard pets or in roadside zoo exhibits.»

Animal advocates and organizations relied on the online databases to monitor conditions at thousands of roadside zoos, puppy mills, and research labs across the country.

At the federal level, breeders are regulated by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), a law that outlines basic care requirements for the millions of animals living in roadside zoos, puppy mills, and research labs across the country.