CITES Update First thing this morning we met with a big cat working group including; IFAW, WCS, WAPS, EIA, WWF, Born Free, and others to discuss strategy for lobbying delegates before the big cat issues come up in Committee on Thursday. A few minutes into our meeting the Chinese attempted to spy on us by sitting at a table across the room with a camera with a telephoto lens sitting on their table pointing at us. We noticed right away and got up to leave. Two of our group walked over to confront them and they quickly hid the camera under the table. We adjourned our meeting in a more secluded spot. The same delegate from China made a scene at our side event on Sunday evening, saying they knew where their tigers were and that the US had a bigger problem because people have nearly the same number of tigers being kept as pets. He also said that we cannot prove that their is actual tiger bone in the product they make (which is true because the alcohol deteriorates the DNA), that they only have 2 tiger farms, the other 198 are "zoos" We sat in on some of the committee sessions. Attached is a photo of Justin and I. HSUS was speaking and they were sitting behind us. They make a lot of comments so we are on the big screens a lot. We met a couple that run http://www.wildheartwildlifefoundation.org/ they were really nice and have the same ideals we do. We talked to them at length about canned hunting. They told us about drive hunts, where hunters are lined up on observation towers on either side of a road or path inside a fenced enclosure, then staff beat the bushes in line form driving all of the game down through the middle of the path where they are picked off by the hunters. They also told us about big cat hunts, apparently the cats are housed in small enclosures and cared for daily by keepers. When they are chosen to be hunted they are put into the large wild enclosure and have to have a minimum of 3 days in the new space after which the hunter is driven up to the cat which is approximately 15 feet away. As soon as the cat sees people it approaches as it is used to being fed by people, then it is shot. The other thing that is starting to get huge here in Africa is the use of tigers. African law only governs native species, so there are no laws protecting big cats like tigers. Also met a group from ALDF which included someone with the last name Green? who has been working with Howard on the legitimacy of FWC claims that they are in charge of wildlife law etc. Good day overall, listening in on the committee talks can be very boring and very interesting at the same time. I think you are supposed to have a law degree in order to attend this conference. Jamie Veronica President of Big Cat Rescue - A permanent sanctuary for big cats & rehabilitation center for native FL bobcats Hi, I’m Carole Baskin and I’ve been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views. If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story. The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/ I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story. My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet. You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion. Closing graphic with permission from https://youtu.be/F_AtgWMfwrk