Turning Negatives into Positives for Pet Trading and Keeping: A Review of Positive Lists.

ABSTRACT: The trading and keeping of exotic pets are associated with animal welfare, conservation, environmental protection, agricultural animal health, and public health concerns and present serious regulatory challenges to legislators and enforcers. Most legislation concerning exotic pet trading and keeping involves restricting or banning problematic species, a practice known as "negative listing". However, an alternative approach adopted by some governments permits only the keeping of animals that meet certain scientifically proven criteria as suitable in respect of species, environmental, and public health and safety protections. We conducted an evaluation of positive lists for the regulation of pet trading and keeping within the context of the more prevalent system of restricting or prohibiting

SUBMITTER: Toland E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7763047 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature