[FEL-L] Question

[Prometheus Horse]

The short answer is "Yes, they can" as they can verify the provenance of the origins of the animal and can attest to such by USDA paperwork. The restrictions on trade in goods of endangered wildlife are to prevent poaching of wild animals. Since USDA-licensee-held animals are inherently NOT wild the products thereof are legal for trade with the provision that legal attestation to the origins of the said materials must accompany the merchandise.
 
The only other exemption to trade in goods related to endangered species is historical provenance (as in this piece predates the restrictive legislation) and has to be able to be legally attested to at time of import or transfer of ownership. Other restrictions may apply, but generally speaking this is what occurs. One member of my peripheral family has numerous Buddhist ivory pieces that are the subject of said regulation, however they all predate both CITES and the US Endangered Species Act by decades in most cases, and by somewhere near a century in a few cases. All must have paperwork regarding attestation of provenance in order to change hands, ever.
 
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--- On Fri, 8/1/08, Great Cats <greatcats at comcast.net> wrote:

From: Great Cats <greatcats at comcast.net>
Subject: [FEL-L] Question
To: felines-l at catbox.com
Date: Friday, August 1, 2008, 8:31 AM





Hi all,
 
Just wondering if anyone knows if it is legal for a zoo/sanctuary/private owner to pelt a cat once it has died of natural causes?  If so, is it legal to sell the the pelt?  What are your opinions on this?
 
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