"Saving Middle Earth was a great fantasy, but as an actor I know when it’s fantasy and when it’s real— keeping a lion, tiger, or other wild animal as a pet is a dangerous and potentially lethal fantasy. Let’s keep wildlife out of people’s homes and protect them in the wild."

About the Coalition

The Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition (CWAPC), a consortium of zoo professionals, sanctuary operators, and animal protection groups, believes the practice of keeping wild animals as pets is both dangerous for people and inhumane for animals. The purpose of the Coalition is to research and analyze the issues of supply and demand for captive wild animals and to develop, implement and coordinate multiple strategies to significantly reduce the trade, use and possession of captive wild animals as pets. Our goal is to significantly reduce the availability, volume and presence of dangerous wild animals as pets.