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An Amherst, N.Y., man has received an 18-month prison sentence for trafficking exotic African cats, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Buffalo.

BUFFALO, New York, October 23, 2021 (ENS) - A conviction for trafficking African wild cats has landed a New York man in prison for 18 months for violating two federal laws - the Lacey Act and the Animal Welfare Act. "The purpose of the Lacey Act and the Animal Welfare Act is to protect fish, %environment_news_service% news environment latest on forests, oceans, climate, wildlife, fisheries, transportation, business

All of the transactions occurred while the animals were kittens; the animals were marketed as house pets despite their "wild nature" and size.

Between February and June of 2018, Christopher Casacci sold dozens of wild cats ranging between $7,500 and $10,000 each.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WENY) - A Buffalo area man was sentenced to prison for trafficking African wild cats. According to the U.S. Attorneys Office in Western New York, Christopher Casacci of Amherst New ...

A New York man was sentenced to prison for trafficking exotic African cats -- some of which were the same breed as the ones that escaped from a home in Royal Oak last week, authorities said.

The black-market trade in wildlife has moved online, and the deluge is dizzying Rene Ebersole © Photograph by Felix Wong, South China Morning Post, Getty Images Illegal ivory from elephants, rhinos, and other animals is in demand for the production of carved sculptures, trinkets, and jewelry such as these pieces, destroyed in Hong Kong in May 2014 as a public display of defiance against wildlife trafficking. Scientists studying the online ivory trade have found that sellers of...