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Orange County leaders explore options to prevent another Sloth World tragedy

Options for regulating wildlife imports are limited, due to the fact the regulatory authority largely rests with the state and federal government.

Orange County commissioners on Tuesday advanced a proposal to make it harder for commercial establishments to import exotic wildlife for entertainment purposes (i.e. profit), just months after an investigation exposed dozens of sloth deaths at the never-opened Sloth World Orlando tourist attraction. Commissioner Nicole Wilson, representing District 1, sent a memo to county commissioners requesting a […]

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