We can discuss Tuesday but for now I'd like to give you a report on our recent contact with the State Department.

 

One the points we make in favor of the bill is that our rampant breeding and lack of tracking of tigers in this country impairs the credibility of the State Department in their efforts to fight trafficking and tiger farms.  As discussed, we have some indication that this could be a particularly meaningful argument to Senator Portman.

 

The only concrete evidence I know of that we have is what Judy Mills writes in her book (The Blood of the Tiger).   And as you know my suggestion that we get Judy in front of Portman's staff for that reason died.

 

At the tiger side event we helped organize and pay for at CITES in South Africa, toward the end one of the Chinese representatives apparently yelled out their usual refrain of  "at least we know where are tigers are."  I reviewed the tape of the session and unfortunately the recording ended before that and did not catch it on tape as I had hoped.

 

Carole and I attended, and Big Cat Rescue was a minor sponsor, of the event at the UN on March 2 for World Wildlife Day.  Fascinating experience personally in a number of ways, but what is relevant here is that among the half dozen or so countries who sent representatives to make remarks on behalf of their nation was the US.

 

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