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Animal Underworld

Inside America's Black Market For Rare & Endangered Species

About Me

"A vast and previously undocumented underground economy exists in the United States. It involves the trafficking in rare and exotic species- animals that the nation's zoos no longer need or want, animals that have been confined to laboratories in the name of science, animals that have mysteriously disappeared from some of the nation's leading theme parks, animals that are worth more dead than alive. And whether large (lions, giraffes, bears) or small (monkeys, reptiles, birds), one thing is certain: Once these animals are dumped into the black market, few people seem to know-or care-what happens to them. In Animal Underworld, Alan Green and The Center for Public integrity offer the definitive expose of the sleazy, sometimes illegal trade in exotic-even endangered-species.""A shocking and heartbreaking expose...a major feat of investigative reporting." -Publishers weekly starred review "Animal Underworld is a story that needs to be told, because how we treat nature's creatures reflects upon our humanity." -Christian Science Monitor "This important book takes an unflinching, carefully researched look at a nightmare world of animal abuse that few Americans are aware exists, and even fewer know they have enabled." -The Seattle Times

My Interests

"Aaron (giraffe); Abilene Zoo; Adventure Safaris; Aged animals, disposal of; Agencies, governmental; Agricultural exemptions for slaughter of animals; AIDS testing & chimpanzees; Akron Zoo; Alamo Tiger Ranch; Amagita Grande Ranch; Amber (giraffe); American Camel Club Association & Registry; American Zoo & Aquarium Association (AZA); Amur leopards; Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Animal care & well-being strategies; Animal Exchange; Animal Finder's Guide; Animal Kingdom, Disney's; Animal Kingdom Zoo; Animal People; Animal Planet; Animal Protection Society of Orange County, North Carolina; Animals of Montana, Inc.; Animal-trafficking litigation; Animal Welfare Act; Antlers; Aphrodisiac & bear gall bladder; Armadillo; Ashby Acres Wildlife Park; Asian medicinal market; Auctions, exotic animal; Auerhahn Ranch; Austin Zoo;" "Bali Mynahs; Baltimore Zoo; Bamberger Ranch; Bats; Baylor University; Bear Country U.S.A.; Beardsley Zoological Gardens; Bear Research, Education & Conservation Program (Washington State University); Bears; Bellona Arsenal Farm; Bergen County Zoological Park; Bighorn sheep; Big Velvet Ranch; Birmingham Zoo; Bison; Black-footed ferret; Black leopard; Black Pine Animal Park; Bohn's Ark; Bookcliff Animal Park; Boston University School of Medicine; Bramble Park Zoo; Breeding practices; Bridgeport Nature Center; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Bronx Zoo; Brookfield Zoo; Brucellosis; Buckhorn Flats Game Farm; Buckmasters Whitetail Magazine; Bucknell University; Buckshire Corporation; Buffalo Zoo; Burnet Park Zoo (Syracuse, New York; Busch Gardens; Bushbabies; Bushmaster Reptiles; Butcher Boy Food Products;" "California Regional Primate Research Center; Captive-bred wildlife, laws relative to; Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act of 1995; Captive Wildlife Protection Division (Humane Society); Capuchin monkeys; Castleberry Triple 7; Catskill Game Farm; Cedar Hollow Breeding Center (Ranch); Center for Endangered Cats; Center for Wildlife Law; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; Central Florida Zoological Park (Lake Monroe, Florida); Chaffee Zoo (Fresno, California); Chimpanzee sanctuaries bill; Chobe (chimpanzee); Choctaw Preserve; Chronic wasting disease; Chulagua Ranch; Cincinnati Zoo; Circle 3 Buffalo Ranch; Cleveland Metroparks Zoo; Cody (tiger); Columbus Zoological Gardens; Conservation & Research Center of National Zoo; Conservation Endowment Fund; Contraceptive implants; Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora; Cougar; Coulston Foundation; Coyotes; Crab-eating foxes; Cruelty to animals; Cull permits; Dahlonega Five; Dakota Zoo; Dallas Zoo; Dama gazelles; Dawn Animal Agency; DDT; Dealers, animal; Death; DeBrazza's monkey; Deer farmers; Denver Zoological Gardens; Detroit Zoo; Discarded or unwanted exotic animals; Disclosure of information, means for; Discovery Channel; Diseases; Dixie Wildlife Safari; Documentation of animal movements; Donation of animals; Duke University Primate Center; Dusty (macaque);" "Earth island Institute; Ebola virus; Echinococcus multilocularis; Eickman Processing; El Dorado Livestock Auction; Elephant; Elk farming; Endangered Species Act; Endangered Species Propagation, Survival, & Research Center; Environmental Protection Agency; Escaped animals; Ethics Committee of American Zoo & Aquarium Association; European Wild Boar Hunt; Euthanasia; Everglades Wonder Garden; Exhibitor licenses, for pet owners; Exotic-animal lobby; Exotic Feline Rescue Center; Exotic Pets & Zoological Animal Exchange, Inc.; Exotic Resort; Exotic Wildlife Association; Exxon Corporation; Fallow deer; Faunalink; Fauna Research, Inc.; Finser Exotics; "Flagship species"; Flamingo Hilton casino; Florida; Florida Endangered Species Research Association; Foreign Quarantine Regulations; Forest Ranch (Exotics); Fort Worth Zoo; Foxpens; Franklin Park Zoo; Freedom of Information Act; Furry Friends Zoo;" "Gentle Jungle, Inc.; Gibbons; Giraffes; Gizmo (macaque); Gladys Porter Zoo; Glen Oak Zoo; Glen Savage Ranch; Global Wildlife Center; Gorilla Haven; Gorillas; Great Adventure; Greater Baton Rouge Zoo; Greenville Zoo; Grif (giraffe); Grindstone Valley Zoo; Gus (gorilla);" "Haloko (gorilla); Handling & restraining of exotic & wild animals, regulations relative to; Hansen's disease; Hawthorn Corporation; Health certificates; Heartland Wildlife Company; Hemlock Acres Hunting Club; Henry Doorly Zoo (Omaha, Nebraska); Henry Vilas Zoo (Madison, Wisconsin); Hepatitis & chimpanzees; Herpes B virus; Hidden View Farm; Highland Premium Venison; Highwater Farms; Hogle Zoo; Honker (reindeer); Hornocker Wildlife Institute; Hostetler Wildlife Farms; Houston Zoo; Humane Society of the United States; Hunter's Quest; Hunts;" "Illegal exotic animal transactions; Imperfects; Importation of animals into the United States; In Defense of Animals; Indian Creek Ranch; Institute of Greatly Endangered & Rare Species, The (TIGERS); International Animal Exchange; International Llama Association; International Miniature Zebu Association; International Snow Leopard Trust; International Species Information System (ISIS); International Wildlife Park; Irvine Park Zoo;" "Jack Moore Ranch; Jacksonville Zoological Gardens; Jake (cougar); Jerom (chimpanzee); Jojo (vervet monkey); Judicial system; Kansas, record keeping in; Kansas City Zoological Gardens; Keihin Choju Trading Company; King Royal Circus; Knoxville Zoo; Koko (gorilla); Kuja (gorilla);" "Laboratory for Experimental Medicine & Surgery in Primates, New York University (LEMSIP); Lacey Act; Lake Superior Zoo (Duluth); Lamkin Wildlife Company; Laws & protection of exotic species; L Cross Ranch; "Least Dangerous Game, The"; Lee Richardson Zoo (Garden City, Kansas); Lemurs; Licenses; Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago); Lion Country Safari; Lionel (giraffe); Little Creek Exotics; Little Rock Zoo; Lockmoor Exotics; Lolli (bear); Lolli Brothers Alternative Livestock & Bird Sale; Los Angeles Zoo; Louisville Zoo; Lowry Park Zoo (Tampa, Florida);" "Macaque monkeys; Macon (bear); Major Bill (tiger); Mammoth Cave; Mandara (gorilla); Mangabey monkeys; Mario (chimpanzee); Massachusetts Zoological Corporation; Memphis Zoo; Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden; Miami MetroZoo; Miami Reptiles; Micheal (giraffe); Mid-America Animal Auction; Mikey (chimpanzee); Miller World Zoo; Milwaukee Zoo; Minnesota Zoo; Missouri Buffalo Association; Missouri Primate Foundation; Mocoqua (bear); Monkey Jungle; Monkey's Unlimited; Monkey Wars, The; Montgomery Zoo; Mopie (gorilla); Mule deer; Muntjac deer; Muscovy ducks;" "Nashville Zoo; National Aquarium; National Center for Infectious Diseases; National Geographic, article on tigers; Nation Geographic Explorer series; National Institutes of Health; National Rifle Association; National Wildlife Federation; National Zoo; Nature Conservancy; NBJ Ranch; New England Regional Primate Research Center (NERPRC); Newton's Apple; Nilgai antelope; Noah's Land Wildlife Park; North American Elk Breeders Association; North Carolina Reptile & Exotic Animal Show; Northern Splendor Reindeer Farm; Northland Wildlife;" "Oakhill Center for Rare & Endangered Species; Ohio Association of Animal Owners; Ohio State University Chimpanzee Center, The; Oklahoma Zoo; Orangutans; Oregon Wildlife Foundation; Otter Creek Exotics; Ownership, regulations regarding;" "Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park; Parker Creek Ranch; Peen State Deer Research Center; Pere David's deer; Peregrine falcon; Peregrine fund; Personal Pet Council of Florida; Pet-a-Pet; Philadelphia Zoo; Phoenix Zoo; Pigs, feral; Pittsburgh Zoo; Plague; Population control; Prairie dogs; Precious (lemur); Predators in Action; Predators Plus; Premier Parks Inc; Primarily Primates; Primate Care Handbook; Primate Rescue Center; Primates; Primate Supply Information Clearinghouse; Priour Ranch; Property, animals as; Przewalski horse; Public Health Service; Public Health Service Act; Pumpkin (chimpanzee); Purrfect Parakeet;" "Rabies; Racine Zoological Gardens; Raccoon roundworm; Rainforest Relief; Rama (tiger); Rare Animal Survival Center; Red List of Threatened Animals; Red McCombs Wildlife; Regional Primate Research Center (University of Washington); Regulations for treating exotic & wild animals (Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service); Reindeer Owners & Breeders Association; Reptiles; Reston Animal Park; Rhesus monkeys; Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey Circus; Ringo (macaque); Riverbanks Zoological Park & Botanical Gardens; Riverglen Tiger Shelter; Riverside Zoo (Scottsbluff, Nebraska); Roadside zoos; Rocky Mountain Animal Defense; Rodosky Meats; Rolling Valley Exotic Animal Farm; Ross Park Zoo; RTR Ranch; R-Zoo;" "Safari Club International; Safari West; Safari Zoological Park; Safe Haven for Endangered Species (SHEA); San Antonio Zoo; Sanctuaries; Sanctuary for Animals; San Diego Wild Animal Park; San Diego Zoo; San Fransisco Zoo; Savage Kingdom; Save The Tiger Fund; Saving Molly: a Research Veterinarian's Hard Choices for the Love of Animals; Science & Environmental Writing Program (New York University); Scotch Plains Zoo; Sedgwick County Zoo (Wichita Nebraska); Seneca Park Zoo; Shelters; Showplace Hill; Siberian lynx; Simian immunodeficiency virus; Simian Society of America; Six Flags Wild Safari; Slaughter; Small World Zoological Gardens; Smuggling animals; Snake Farm; Snow Leopard, The; Snow leopards; Southwick Wild Animal Farm; Space Farms Zoo & Museum; Species studbooks; Species Survival Plans; State health departments; Staten Island Zoo; St. Catherine's Wildlife Conservation Center; Sterilization; St. Hubert's Giralda; St. Louis Zoo; Stone, Walter D., Memorial Zoo; Strictly Reptiles; Stubby (coyote); Studio Animal Rentals; Subterfuge of paperwork; Sunrise Exotic Ranch;" "Taari (tiger); Tamarin, cotton-top; Tanganyika Wildlife Park (Company); Tapeworm; Tapirs, Brazilian; Texas & regulation of exotic animals; Thank God for Kids Ministries; Theft of native wildlife; The ZOO; Tiger!; Tigers; Tiger's Eye Production; Tigers Only Preservation Society (TOPS); Tiger Tales Productions; Time Warner, Inc.; To Love or Kill: Man Verses Animal; Topsy (elephant); Training & handling guidelines for exotic & wild animals, regulation relative to; Transportation of animals across state lines; Trophy-hunting ranches; Tuberculosis; Tulane Regional Primate Research Center; Tularemia; Tulsa Zoo; Turner Endangered Species Fund; Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge;" "U.S. Department of Agriculture; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; University of Memphis; University of Nebraska; Urine; Utica Zoo;" "Vanderbilt University; Veterinarians & exotic animals; Violence against animals;" "Washington Park Zoo (Portland, Oregon); Water Wheel Exotics; White Oak Conservation Center; Whitetail Genetic Research Institute; Wild Animal Orphanage; Wild Discovery; Wildest Places on Earth; Wildlife Educators of America; Wildlife Rescue, Inc.; Wildlife Safari; Wisconsin outdoor Journal; Wise Monkeys, The; Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle); Woods & Waters auction; World Conservation Union, The; World Watusi Association; World Wildlife Fund, and tigers; Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center (Emory University); Y.O. Ranch;" "ZooAmerica; Zoo Atlanta; Zoological Animal Exchange; Zoological Animal Reproduction Center; Zoo-support organizations (Green, Alan. Animal Underworld: Inside America's Black Market for Rare and Endangered Species. 1999. Index, pgs 273-286.)

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My Blog

Why Wild Animals Are Not Pets, Or Tame

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals501 Front St.Norfolk, VA 23510757-622-7382PETA.orgCircuses.comBig Cat Incidents United States FactsheetThe following is a partial listing of incidents involv...
Posted by Animal Underworld on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:44:00 PST

At Least One Happy Story

A Lion Pride of a Different StripeIt took the combined efforts of USDA, undercover agents and concerned citizens seven years to shut down Diana McCourt (aka Cziraky) and her Siberian Tiger Foundation....
Posted by Animal Underworld on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:01:00 PST

New Species Protection Passes Senate Panel

On Friday, the Senate Finance Committee approved the Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007 -- a package of significant tax incentives for landowners who participate in endangered species recovery ef...
Posted by Animal Underworld on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:50:00 PST

Stop Zoo Suffering!

A lion gazes bleakly through the rusty wire of his cramped cage. Sinbad is only six years old and should be in his prime. But this thin young male is desperately undersized and his teeth are broken an...
Posted by Animal Underworld on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:33:00 PST

Keep Big Cats Wild And Your Family Safe!

Just two years ago, in August of 2005, 17-year-old Haley Hilderbrand went to a USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) licensed facility to have her senior picture taken with two tiger cubs. Be...
Posted by Animal Underworld on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:48:00 PST

Oklahoma City Zoo In Animal Underworld

Hello, sorry it took so long I had to type it all up. I added in some explanations so you could better understand what the book is talking about. As always, e-mail with any questions.Oklahoma City Z...
Posted by Animal Underworld on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:44:00 PST

Deadly Destinations

Travel // Deadly DestinationsDeadly DestinationsDeadly Destinations"Habitats" made by humans may appeal to visitors who only look at them for a few minutes, but they're still cages for the animals who...
Posted by Animal Underworld on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:30:00 PST