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Witnesses urge Congress to codify and expand wildlife confiscations network to aid law enforcement
Summary
The subcommittee heard that HR 3538, the Wildlife Confiscations Network Act, would formalize a pilot that links law enforcement with vetted facilities to care for seized live wildlife. Proponents said the program reduces burdens on officers, improves animal welfare, and helps combat trafficking that funds transnational crime.
Witnesses told the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on June 26 that HR 3538, the Wildlife Confiscations Network Act, would transform a Southern California pilot into a national, congressionally authorized network to place and care for confiscated live wildlife.
AZA Executive Vice President Craig Hoover described a pilot with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that has helped place more than 4,600 animals in long‑term care and assisted over 135 trafficking cases. "The network increases support for law enforcement by providing a single point of contact and coordinated system to ensure the care and welfare of confiscated live wildlife," Hoover said.
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