[FEL-L] RE: Bill Would Set Limits on Big Cats' Contact With Humans ) "Haley's Act"

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Bill Would Set Limits on Big Cats'  Contact With Humans
July 28, 2006 01:12 PM EDT  
 
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Legislation filed in the U.S. House this week is aimed at  
preventing wild-animal attacks like the one last year that killed a southeast 
 Kansas girl. 
Congressman Jim Ryun is sponsoring the bill that would prohibit direct  
contact between big cats in captivity and the public. 
The measure is called "Haley's Act," for 17-year-old Haley Hilderbrand. The  
Labette County High School senior was mauled to death by a tiger in August 
2005  when posing for a picture with a big cat at a southeast Kansas animal  
refuge. 
The bill would also require the U-S. Department of Agriculture to write  
public-safety regulations for licenses it issues to animal exhibitors under the  
Animal Welfare Act. 
This year the Kansas Legislature passed a bill strengthening the regulation  
of exotic animals. 
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Information from The Joplin Globe: _http://www.joplinglobe.com_ 
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Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press.  All Rights  Reserved.

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