May I See Your Rabbit License Please?

Wednesday, 17 July 2013 | by Pat's Picks

Pulling a rabbit out of a hat isn’t as easy as it looks. For one thing, the USDA requires magicians to have a license for any animal they pull out of a hat, or a shoe, or a basket. The agency now also requires a “disaster plan” for said rabbit, explaining how it will be saved in the event of a fire. Or flood. Or hurricane, ice storm or air conditioning power failure. It’s based on a decades-old law that regulated zoos and circuses. The Washington Post says when it posted this story online, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack immediately called for the law to be revamped using “common sense.”

SOURCE: Washington Post