Big cat animals. The initial Captive Wildlife Safety Act (CWSA) was signed into law on December 19, 2003. To address problems associated with the increasing trade in certain big cat species, the CSWA regulations were strengthened by a law passed on September 17, 2007. The big cat species addressed in these regulations are the lion, tiger, leopard, snow leopard, clouded leopard, cheetah, jaguar, cougar, and any hybrid of these species (liger, tigon, etc.). Private ownership is not prohibited, but the law makes it illegal to transport, sell, or purchase such animals in interstate or foreign commerce. Although these regulations seem to provide
USS Wild Cat (1862) described in any detail in the available records, but it is known that she operated from St. Helena, North Carolina, to Port Royal, South Carolina. During that service, she assisted refugees from a plantation attacked by Confederate marauders. On 13 June, "Wild Cat" sailed up to Hutchinson's Island, off St. Helena Sound, in company with the gig from the sloop-of-war , Lt. W. T. Truxtun, commanding, to investigate a large fire ashore. Upon arrival in the vicinity, the Union sailors found the burning Marsh Plantation, set afire by a marauding Confederate band. The Southern troops had plundered the belongings of