existing laws do not protect wild or exotic animals for conditions involved in shows and animal welfare laws are hard to enforce when shows travel between jurisdictions and the animal welfare act signed in 1966 when circuses or other shows mistreat the animals they're only required to pay a fine of the animals are not removed from the care which is nots them to potential future torture when inspectors are not present and furthermore entities can afford to pay the fines and the animal welfare act provides slight criteria for the animals and stress and over heating and fails toy did fine what that means for the animals so i think the best way to send a message that we don't not support the abuse of animals especially for entertainment purposes is ban them in san francisco. the legislation bans wild or exotic animals in particular and monkeys, elephants, beer -- bears and zeb bras and could be subject to a violation. unfortunate this is common place in training these animals and results in injury and death. chronic stress and trauma have effects on the psychological effects of performing a

humanely in this city, and the is that animals -- exotic animals used for performance whether in the circus or otherwise are frequently physically tortured. this isn't about simply aggressive training techniques and it's the physical torture of this animals and the bull hook is just horrible and i know someone suggested we should ban the bull hook. it goes beyond that and we have seen videos of animals being tied down to be trained and really aggressive way and other forms of physical abuse in addition to the way they're transported around the state and around the country, and this really has no place in san francisco, and so it is over due for us to do this and i am grateful to all of the advocates that have been working so tirelessly state wide and locally to move us in a great direction and i look forward to getting this passed and to the mayor. >> thank you and through the chair one last comment i will say if this legislation passes in san francisco we really need to work on an effort at the state level because the circuses -- they come to the cow palace which is outside our juri

performing animal welfare society has three sanctuaries for displaced animals and abused and retired animals and one of the retired animals is the last elephant to leave the san francisco zoo which is lulu and finishes up the powerpoint program. i am on the committee to advise the director of fish and game in california as to the humane care of animals and i think federally and state wide we need much more stronger laws. the people that do the exhibiting of animals in different places around california are only required to have extremely small spaces for their animals to live, up to 3,000 square feet for a tiger for the entire life. >> >> 300 square feet for the tiger to life and many things the people don't see when the tiger comes for a performance. the opposition fights to keep the standards so low and the public that supports that thing is much more aware of what happens. the animal trade is another disgusting part of the wild animal business, not just the ones that come to the city, but the ones that are bought, sold and traded that are considered surplus, so if anybody has any

any animals ever escape? >> back years ago, we had hippos out in the front pond, and one of them decided to take a walk. >> after busting through the sanctuary fencing, the hippo finds its way to a nearby swimming pool. the shocked neighbor called authorities claiming the dinosaur had taken over in the back yard. he quickly gets the animal back home before any damage is done. but as much as pete ignored and even battled government officials, they turned to him when an animal is in trouble. it sounds like you and pete butted heads a bit. was it worth it? >> oh, absolutely, we need places like this, rather than to go ahead and euthanize them. >> there is someone who wants to tame pete. that passionate volunteer from illinois. >> we were actually doing a lot of rescuing together. and it seemed to work really well. and then we decided yeah, let's take it another step. >> despite their 28-year age difference and the fact that pete is twice divorced with three adult children, lori and pete start to date. then a hea

are looking to ban the use of these animals to perform in the city. i have been a resident in san francisco for over 10 years and i am astonished that this type of entertainment still exists in the city limits. san francisco is unique a role model for other cities and a city that sets precedents across the country. when i learned that oakland was one of the first to start a movement against this barbaric form of entertainment i was embarrassed with the city and san francisco has been involved with recycling in the city and create new jobs and the companies starting business here but san frant cannot be proud for allowing this behavior to continue with the wild or exotic animals. we need to be proud of our zero kill rate in the shelters and san francisco needs to be proud of the protection of the wildlife and proud of the zero tolerance of ivory sales in the city limits and san francisco needs to be proud to be one of the cities that do not allow this performances to continue especially with how the animals are treated. >> this is our opportunity as a

the animals are gradually prepared for release into the wild. >> we rescue thousands of animals everyear. we cannot possibly keep them all. there's areas of forest that we have wiped out all the wildlife within that. and some of these areas, we are protecting. it's essential that wild animals live in the wild, that they don't live in cages. why the hell should we want to keep wild animals in cages? they should be where they need to be, where they genuinely want to be. however, we must first make sure that that area is safe, and also that they can survive in the wild. >> this is the angkor region, in northwestern cambodia. there used to be thousands of pileated gibbons in these forests. and the jungle around the famous angkor wat temple complex was once home to a wide variety of animal species. today, there are hardly any animals left. wildlife alliance wants to change that and has released a gibbon pair. the arboreal acrobats from the phnom tamao sanctuary were released here around a year ago. they're under constant observation by a gamekeeper. >> at the moment, we don't want the anim

this is apparently what looks like large animal, animal, i can't tell if it's a pony, llama, go for onewo animal carcasses in the spirit. as it turns out it is a deal she agrees that the animals be removed from her farm all of them except the cats and dogs in her house in exchange for the charges being dropped. and those charges were substantial. >> it criminal charge carries a thousand dollars per fine. >> as for penny though we talked to her. her reaction to the whole affair show detachment, maybe detachment, maybe even indifference, little bit of self-pity. >> that is my horse, horse don't look good. why did it, last week the week before. >> she has been sick got recently hospitalized command we know this, she is to zero she walks. hold on. she says the she says the whole affair is the work of people are together. they told me off-camera the neglect is been going on for years and involves cruelty that predates any sickness she might have suffered. >> i'm curious. you said the aspca is not about this that this predates the conditions of the animals predates her illness. if they knew w

. >> experiments on animals, animal enclose user? >> susan, zoos. a bit about her ally days. >> i fell in love with tarzan and married the wrong jane. >> a new book about plants. can you draw the line for us between plants and chimpanzees? >> without plants, none of us would be here, chimpanzees, people or anything else. everything lives on plant food or lives on creatures that live on plant food. like honestly the plants put little roots into my brain and said, jane, you spent all your life helping animals: it's our turn now. so the book took its own life. you talk about the love affair between humans and plants. where did your love affair with plants begin? >> it began when i was a little girl growing up in my england. i climbed the trees there. one beach tree was so specially to me i made my grandmother sign it over to me. i wrote out a little will for her. it wasn't a good garden for growing things. soil was too acidic, but we tried, and then we were surrounded by wild cliffs over the sea and that's where i used to roam with my dog, rusty. >> yo

>> speaking of -- all of these animals d. >> jimmy: a lot of animals backstage. >> we have an animal around midnight, trying to calm down. with this drought, all of these animals are coming out around where we live. >> jimmy: to your pool? >> no, we have a pond. it is an old house with fish. we opened basically a neighborhood bar with a happy hour. and raccoons and coyotes come and don't care about us and they look at us like what are you going to do, come out? i'm a coyote, come on out, i will bite you in the ass. i had fish last night. i'd rather you. apparently there was a fight. and skunks, who are really terrible, well, they spray. >> jimmy: yeah, right. >> have you ever smelled skunk spray. >> jimmy: many times. >> it's awful. so we don't know this. and we are exhausted from the game. feeling lousy and asleep and apparently the skunk sprayed in to the air conditioning unit behind the houps. 3:00 in the morning we wake up with this stink in the bedroom. we're married almost 45 years. so we know pretty much everything about each other but exact same moment we said the same thing,

animal. let me go into a little bit of detail about what those terms mean. first off, a service animal is an animal that is trained to provide a specific service related to the individual's disability. while a support animal offers mere emotional comfort just by being present with that individual. that comfort is due to a disability related to reason. that distinguishes and support animal from just a general pet because there is that disability connection. both of these animals can be considered a reasonable accommodation for a person with a disability. when we are talking about housing, a simple term to use to refer to both animals is assistance animals. so, if a person is applying to a unit that has a no pets building or living in a unit that has a no pets building and need to file accommodation request, the status for usually accommodation to be to contact the landlord of the property management and this can be done verbally and/or in writing. it's a good idea to do it both and if you have

we shouldn't place additional stress on the animals and duress so these particular animals i'm going to say including the plants and everything else. i will have to go before the planning commission and not be in agreement with the proposed project. the other part of the project has to do with if there is no project the purple piping at the zoo close to the reservoir and the hook up from 34th avenue is hooked up from the skyline side instead offed oceanside and you while i am talking about -- [inaudible] it's going to cost a lot of money to do reverse osmosis. my point is if you're going to recycle water they're saving water you can get up to like at carlsbad in san diego county up to 50 million-gallons per day and smaller facility here in san francisco and get reverse osmosis water from our ocean around here and of that i would like to say that's how the project is it coming along. thank you. >> >> thank you. >> is there anyone else what would like to make general public comment at this time? seeing none this item is closed. did you want to go ahead and do your video right now then?

new legislation aims to avoid animal cruelty but stipulating that animals should evolve in their naturalitat but there is no clear idea where these animals will be relocateed. john holman reports. >> the undisputted stars of the show and they're about to drop off the billing complete. ban of wild animals an in circuit acts, a. >> i've been going to be out of work along with many other trainers. our families have done this for generations. we're in shock. what are we going to do? >> this is where his tigers live. small cages are common in mexican circuses and part of the reason for the ban pushed through congress by the green party. they releaseed a slew of videos of valuety. >> i think the circus has to evolve. for a long time they centered their show on animals. >> their animals are in limbo kept for now in ranches like this one with more and more arriving. these animals have been in storage for the last couple of months with the circuit who owns them pay for their up keep, but that cannot condition forever. what will happen to them when the ban comes into full affect? >> they're going

they found more than 200 dead animal said along this stretch of highway. and this is one of many dead stretches of highway in the bay area. many have seen dead animals along the highway and this man says he has hit two dear. >> it's awful, you realize there's nothing you can do bullet witnessing an animal die, at your hands and it wasn't your fault, it's a helpless feeling. >> it's actually quite horrific what it looks like before they're cleaned off the road and it stunned me into action. >> reporter: she's now working for the uc davis highway traffic and 29,000 dead animals. in a new report they called the highway system in the bay area a ring of death. >> it's right up against a protected open space, so the animals are wandering on the road quite easily. >> reporter: the industry says it needs funding to add fencing and safe crossing for animals. and highway 18 is one of many hot spots. they say it's a wide investment that can save drivers thousands of dollars. >> i was out my deductible and had to go buy a new vehicle. >> this isn't just fatal for the

>> it actually doesn't affect animal agriculture.placing restrictions on people using -- not watering their lawns and doing anything you can, good restaurants and have to ask for water, simple things like this, taking short showers. another thing we mention later in the film is to produce one gallon of milk takes 1000 gallons of water. amy: why is that? >> rather than being concerned about having one glass of water -- amy: why does it take that much water? >> it takes that much water because the animals have to be said grains or feet of some type. alfalfa is incredibly water-intensive. it is that primarily to livestock. it uses 50% of all of california's water -- 15% of all of california's water. though the water footprint goes on to that animal products and on to the consumer. looking at a pound of beef in california takes from 2500 8000 gallons of water to produce. aaron: in this clip, we hear from a couple of doctors who described how animal agriculture is leading to the extension of species -- extinction of species. >> concern of

for a long time they centered their show on dressed-up animals.hey say it will mean job losses but i think they'll need more people for new and better acts. >> the banned publicity caused 70 circuses to close their doors for good said mexico's circus workers association. their animals are in limbo kept at ranches like this one with more and more arriving. these animals have been in storage for the last couple of months with the circus that owns them pay forgive their up keep, but that can't continue forever. the question is what will happen to them when the ban comes in to full effect? >> they're going to die. who is going to maintain them? unfortunately, the circuit people don't have the money to keep them. >> the government said it will look to zoos and sanctuaries to take on the animals but many don't have the space or resources for new arrivals. >> the relocation of the animals worries me because many are mutilated, clawless and toothless. they're not going to easily find new homes in zoos or sanctuaries that don't necessarily have the infrast

for a long time they have centered their show on dressed up animals. they say it will mean job losses but i think they'll need new people for newer and better acts. >> caused 70 circuses to close their circuses for good. kept in ranches like this one with more and more arriving. these animals have been in storage for last couple of months, with the circus owning them paying for their upkeep. that can't happen forever. what's going to happen when the ban goes fully into effect? the government says it will take on and look to zoos. >> the relocation of the animals worries me because many are wounded mutilated clawless and toothless. no infrastructure to care for them. >> these circuses will soon be without their chief.interests. john holman, mexico city. >> new trains need to be introduced to cut down or pollution and boost efficiency. our china correspondent adrian brown takes us on a road through gansu province. >> it is a sound that reverberates around the mountains of southwest china. puffs of nostalgia transporting you back to a new era. one of chin

and also in mexico, new legislation has been designed to avoid cruelty to animals and applies to animals in circuses, and says that they should live in their habitat. >> it's a hammer blow to junior, who has been training big cats all his life. >> i'm going to be out of work along with many other trainers. our families have done this for generations. we are in shock. what are we going to do? >> this is where his tigers live live. his animals live in small cages part of the push of the man. they released a slew of videos depicting animal cruelty. >> i think the circus has to evolve. for a long time they dressed up animals and they say it will bring job losses, but i think they'll need more people for new and bettering. >> the banned publicity has caused 70 circuses to close their doors for good says mexico's circus association. their animals are in limbo kept for now in ranches like this one with more and more arriving. these animals have been in storage for the last couple of months with the circus that owns them paying for their up keep, but that can't continue forever. the question is

it could be a major legal development for animal rights. a ruling and what is means for the chimpanzees and the activists trying to get them free. >>> scientists are listening fracking to a study in the u.s. the practice of waste water injection into the ground is behind tremors in oklahoma and other states where natural gas drilling is going. last year oklahoma is experiencing 585 earthquakes >>> a new york judge agreed to hear a case that could set a precedent. stoney brook university in new york should free two chimps under a statute preventing unlawful imprisonment. the group wants to send the animals to save the chimp sanctuary. we are goinged by chief council to -- joined by chief council to the united states. good to have you with us. there was a lot of confusion. the judge seemed to issue a writ of habbius corpus seeming to imply they were human persons. she took those words out of the order but granted a hearing. >> initially the court issued an order to show cause, and writ of habbius corpus demanding that the defendants come to c

they've released a slew of videos depicting animal cruelty. >> i think circus has to evolve. for a long time they have centered their show on dressed unapril malls. they say it will mean job losses but i think it will actually mean new and more people with better acts. >> mexico's circus workers organization, their animals are in limbo kept in ranches like this one with more and more arriving. the circus paying for upkeep, that can't last forever. the question is what's going to happen to them when the ban goes into full effect. >> they're going to die. who's going to maintain them, unfortunately the circus people don't have enough money to keep them. >> the government says it will look to zoos and sanctuaries to take on the animals but many don't have the money to keep the animals. >> many are mutilated toothless, sanctuaries don't have the infrastructure to care for them. >> reporter: the future remains unclear for both these animals and for the circuses who will shortly be without their chief attractions. john holman, al jazeera mexico city. >> a huge cleanup is underway i

if in doubt, accept someone's presence with their animal at face value as an emotional support animalwe decide to expand our noah's ark of phony emotional support animals. will one of these websites help us fly with a rented bunny named leo? this time, we click on a website called esa registration of america. and their encouraging video. >> simply fill out the registration form here on this page and you'll be well on your way to living a happy, hassle free life with your emotional support animal. >> reporter: the site also mentions the doctor's letter but again doesn't ask to see it, and for $99 they sell us the e.s.a. v.i.p. kit, including a snazzy certificate with leo's name on it. we call ahead. delta tells us, bring documentation, but at the ticket counter, no one asks to see it. leo the rabbit charms everyone at the gate. >> oh, my goodness! hi. i don't think i've ever seen a bunny onboard, what's his or her name? >> leo. >> oh, hi leo. >> reporter: the agent snaps a picture. and just like that, leo is taking the short hop from boston to new york. as we find our seat, we get some

their animals are in limbo kept for now in ranches like this one. in storage for the last couple of months with the circus that owns them needing to pay. >> who's going to maintain them? unfortunately the circus people don't have enough money to keep them. >> the government said it will look to zoos and sanctuaries to take on the afternoon malls but many don't have l years for the area for more animals. this. >> they don't have the infrastructure to care for them. >> the future remains clear the animals will shortly are without their chief attractions. john holman, al jazeera. >> the wife of james brady sarah brady has died. responsible for the legalization of background checks for handgun purchase et cetera. brady was 73. >> alessandro veti shows us. >> in a dark alley a glimmer of light. these solar-paneled street lamps are helping people of san luis walk home safely for the first time. they are cheap bright, and easy to make. are they're going to need well the solar panels, the led the battery, the most difficult is the sacramentoer, how when the

this is one of the iconic animals of costa rica. >> how extensive is the damage? we are going to find out. >> we're going to walk every trail, stream, or swamp we come across to see what's out there. >> i'm phil torres. i'm an entimologist. >> ready? >> yes. >> i'll share it with a biologist. that's our team. now let's do some science. >>> hey, guys, welcome to techknow. you guys know, i've spent a lot of in the jungles. i do my research in the tropics and usually i'm looking at spiders and butterflies. but this time i went down to costa rica to look at something different. we know there are a lot of scientific issues out there protecting our rain forest is one of them certainly but maybe it's not quite high enough on the list. because we're realizing now that rain forests are doing incredible services for us in society. >> and they're doing them for free. completely for free. we don't usually think about ecosystems like rain forests providing fundamental services. >> it takes so much to keep new york running, so many systems, the rain forest is so much more compl

organizers say no animals are harmed but abc7 news was in san francisco when a group of animal rights activists marched in. they believe these animals are suffering and should not be eaten. >> they're telling us to eat those goats. might be those baby goats' parents and all animal us want to live. >> we're here to educate people about the full range of agriculture, including animal agriculture and how to be more humane and sustainable. [chanting] >> the demonstrators disrupted the goat cooking demonstration organizers say all of the animals are treated humanely. >>> coming up a happy reunion for an east bay family that added a new member with a helping hand. >>> plus maybe dig out the umbrella, a few rainy days are ahead. drew tuma is up next with the forecast. >> in sports the warriors begin what they hope will be a long and prosperous playoff run with the blowout that turned into a fourth ♪ ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving somethin

they centered the show on dressed up animals. and saying it's a job lose but they'll need more people for new and better acts. >> reporter: bad publicity caused 70 circuses to close doors for good. in mexico the animals, more and more are arriving in places like this. the animals have been in storage, with the circus paying for their upkeep. that can't continue forever. what happens to them when the ban comes in effect. >> they are going to die. >> who is going to maintain them? >> unfortunately the circus people don't have the money to keep them. the government stays it will look to zoos and sanctuaries, but many don't have the space or the sources or the arrival. >> translation: the relocation of the animals worries me. many are mutilated. they are not going to find good homes in zoos or sanctuaries which don't have the infrastructure to care for them. >> the future is unclear for the animals and circuses who will be without the chief attractions >>> that's it for the bulletin. you can log on to the website. aljazeera.com. crea

he must find a suitable shelter for the animals or the spca will take them. he had high hopes for the horses. >> i'm trying to make it an academy so the kids at the day care up here can come feed the horses. >> that is animal cruelty. something needs to be done. that's sad. it stinks right here. >> reporter: we spoke to neighbors who have said these horses should not be here. >> it does look bad. i agree want to take them somewhere. i don't like having them here. but i'm only one person. >> reporter: this not the first time that the owner, derek hamm and the spca have encountered each other. the spca said they warned the owner in the past to clean up the space, but he tells us he's just one person and needs ss some help. the spca is working to get a search warrant. the horses are coming out of here but they are hoping the owner can find another place for them to go so he can still keep them. reporting live in southwest philadelphia rosemary connors, nbc 10. >>> 13 dogs a goose and a python, those are some of the animals that were confiscated from a home in tr

there's more than 700 fascinating marine animals. one of the crowd favorites is calypso, the giant sea turtle. when she was found, she had a badly hurt fin. after some delicate surgery, it was decided that calypso wouldn't be able to survive in the ocean, so blacktip reef became her new home. the exhibit also has plenty of sharks, particularly the kind it's named for -- the blacktip reef shark, what's called an apex predator. so, what is an apex predator? >> an apex predator is a top predator in an ecosystem -- for example, lions in africa sharks in the ocean. these are the top of the food chain. these are the animals that all the small fishes eventually work up and are food for these larger fishes. >> sharks are part of the circle of life. without these predators, fish would eat up all the coral. that would kill the reef, as well as the marine animals that depend on the reef for survival. so, don't be taken in by the movie hype. >> hollywood has done an incredible disservice to sharks, making everyone afraid -- movies like "jaws" an

a live animal issue here.hter] bill: i hope rolling on that >> dominic who started his taxidermy focus store in new jersey. healthy oddities. he also has a website. high. so tell us, how did you get into the business? >> natural history and combining the two. i would visit natural history museums and be upset that i can take on anything. make it available to everybody. try to make it functional. >> you put them down? >> is plenty of stuff. >> i just wanted to make sure that is clear. >> the strangest request for jewelry or ahead for head on the wall. >> the strangest request was a customer who brother passed away a motorcycle accident. a peace of his bond was lost in the tree. i took that piece about and filed it down and wrote his name on it for about 15 family members. >> i was worried you are going to say preserve them. >> let's talk about the more exotic animals. animals. have you ever had women ask you for gradually. >> is so funny of gradually. my bestsellers about schools and believe it or not octopus t

i have two of them, to come to the zoo and figure we had feature the tweeners animals. they are not quite babies, but they are not quite grown ups either. again, like my own kids you will see these on the pole banners featuring their growth. we have a temporary rope course until the end of june for 14 and under as a way to reach out to the 11-14-year-old age group. we're also going to celebrate many activities over the earth day, but one in particular is the 5th-year anniversary of greenies conservation corner. this was actually the brainstorm of our vice president of education conservation, whose new title is deputy zoo director, when i thought reflected his 30 years at the zoo and his idea was to take an aging animal exhibit and turn into a browse and volunteer garden island area and that is five years strong and we'll celebrate that this earth day. you probably read about our chimps. over the last month or, so i felt like i was in the movie "sofie's choice." in so much as our accrediting body said that we are under the recommended number of four chimpanzee. i asked f

now these animals are in limbo. these animals have been in storage for the last couple of months puerto rico the owners of the circus are pay forgive their up keep, but it's not something that can last forever. what will happen to them when the ban goes into full effect. >> they're going to die. who will maintain them. the circus people don't have the money to maintain them. >> the government will look at zoos and sanctuaries to take on the animals but many don't have the space or resources for new arrivals. >> it worries me because many are mutilated clawless and toothless. they're not going to find good homes in zoos and sanctuaries which don't have the infrastructure to care for them. >> the future remains unclear for these animals and the circuses being without their chief attractions. >> a new look is coming to fashion show runways in france. today lawmakers in paris have approved legislation that makes it illegal to hire thin models. now agency who is hire models with a body mass index below a certain level co

their animals are in limbo. pets for now are at ranches like this one where more and more are arriving. >> these animals have been in storage with circuses paying for their up keep, but that cannot keep up forever. what will happen when the ban comes into full affect? >> they're going to die. who will maintain them. the circus people don't have the money to maintain them. >> the government said it will look to zoos and sanctuaries to take on the animals. but many don't have the space or resources for new arrivals. >> the relocation of the animals worries me. many are mutilated clawless or toothless. they're not going to be able to find homes in zoos and sang awares that don't have the infrastructure to care for them. >> the future remains unclear for both these animals and circuses that will shortly be without their chief attractions. al jazeera, mexico city. >> in ghana like many other countries, people throw away tons of plastic every single day. but there is a country that has found a way to transform all of

they will find a way, animal antibiotics or other techniques they will find a way. and it's all fine. it is i agree, it is a step in the right direction but it is a very, very small step. one it is not all antibiotics. two, it doesn't touch the beef which i think is a big part of the afford that has to be made. beef is not only administered antibiotics. >> i'm going to talk about beef later on in the program. but changing the economics of getting a bird ready for slaughter, are we talking about a few pennies per pound, are we talking about a significant amount of money in the difference it takes you to bring chicken to the market versus a factory producer? >> there is a difference between -- when you look at a chicken, a whole chicken in dollars amount you look at the number of -- the food amount that you gave that chicken. it's 99% of the cost of that chicken is the food that it took. so usually, commodity chicken live up until 38 days old. sometimes 40 days old. regular commercial chicken that are raised in a little more artist nal inal way you can see there where

we're talking four animals left.ized. >> and you talk about the rules, how hard it is to leave the united states and go big-game hunting. how common is it that people with go and kill these big game and endangered animals? >> there are somewhat they call the big five species that hunters will go out and try to get. and the rhino is considered one of the most iconic of species but they are endangers. the department of tourism and the environment, they only a lot a few of these animals every year for this and they have to fit within a certain protocol of where they are physically in their lives and they are to follow the convention for the international trade of endangered species and the u.s. fish and wildlife are strict about this stuff and this is their business and they know this stuff. so you have to separate the wildlife biology and the management from your own personal ethical view point of this situation. >> all right. thank you very much. jeff core wynn. let us know what you think about that story. >>> next th

and so it's an ecosystem which lacks all the kinds of animals we want and has all the kinds of animals we don't want. and so, of course, the big question is will that happen everywhere? or will it only happen in a few place or will we get smart and figure out how to stop doing that and x it somehow? narrator: some of jackson's research is showing that avoiding the rise of slime is not so complicated. in the summer of 2006, jackson and researchers from the scripps institute of oceanography released results of a study that evaluated the effectiveness of recovery efforts on reef systems. the research team sampled levels of biomass for fish, corals, and algae at 34 coral reef sites in the northwestern caribbean and off the florida keys. the sites ranged from fully protected no-take marine reserves to reefs that had been historically overfished. sites designated as marine reserves larger than 100 square kilometers with no fishing allowed for more than 10 years have the greatest levels in total fish biomass, including not just top predators, but also herbivorous fish who are important in the

saint francis and among many other things we are stand for the humane treatment of animals. when you look at how these an 348s are treated ands they are trained it isn't a exageeration to say these animals are being tochered. whether it is the bull hook used to train elephants literally stabbing them and causing them pain so they obey the commands and the training or whether it is animals literally being tied down to the ground with rope or animals being transported in tinny containers for long periods of time so they can barely move around t. is inhumane kwr has no place in san francisco. this is very good legislation and no we got push back on it and respect the views of those who don't support the legislation and we are not implying anyone working with animals is abusing them, but we know it is app happening and happening with far too much reg yaelt. this is important ledgeilation and hope it moves forward >> without ubjeckds this ordnen is passed. >> supervisor avalos you are first up to introduce new business >> thank you madam clerk. i have a few items for introduction

she loves animals and wants to be a vet. she wants to be you one day.or young kids to bond with animals at a young age? because they connect with them in a way they want to protect and save them. >> i think it's really really important. we see it again and again. you also find that mass murderers and people they often have a history of cruelty to animals as children. and animals help children in many ways autistic children children learn to read better. there's something between the human/animal bond and it's really good for the psychological development of the child. >> ella would say the same. >> my daughter is obsessed with your work and obsessed with animals. she wants to be when she grows up as can feel good about watching this film, too, because a portion of the proceeds are going to conservation work. talk to us about that. >> everyone at disney nature films has this giveback program. in this case when you see opening week you really have a great time. but you'll help these primates, and 30 million people depend on that forest for water. >> part