Pet Trade
Black-tailed prairie dogs were the most common prairie dog species collected in the wild for sale as exotic pets, until this trade was banned in 2003 by the United States federal government. Prairie dogs in captivity at the time of the ban are allowed to be possessed under a grandfather clause, but no more may be caught, traded, or sold, and transport is only permitted to and from a veterinarian under proper quarantine procedures. The ban was officially lifted on September 8, 2008.
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Famous quotes containing the words pet and/or trade:
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—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)