Linda Kuo

Photographer
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Displaced
Location: Pound Ridge
Nationality: Chinese American
Biography: Linda Kuo is a photographer committed to social-environmental issues involving the impact humankind has upon nature and the animal kingdom. Her personal documentary projects illustrate the persevering resilience of animals and their struggles to... MORE
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Displaced
Copyright Linda Kuo 2024
Date of Work Dec 1969 - Dec 1969
Updated Jul 2019
Topics Activism, Animals, Climate Change, Conservation, Documentary, Dying/Death, Editorial, Education, Environment, Environmental, Exotic animals, Fine Art, Forest, Freedom, Globalization, Illegal trafficking, Illness, Loss, Migration, Oppression, Photography, Photojournalism, Relationships, Science, Technology, Trafficking, Wildlife

Every year an estimated 300 million animals are illegally imported into the United States as exotic pets. Most of these animals retain their natural instincts, behaviors, and dietary attributes––even those captivity bred, remain wild. It is infeasible to replicate their natural habitat, and meet their nutritional needs. From self-destructive feather plucking in birds, to metabolic bone disease in reptiles, the majority of medical issues they face stem from an inability to accommodate their psychological and biological needs. Without proper care, these animals are experiencing compromised lives marked by unnecessary disease and distress. "Displaced" is a look at the efforts of The Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine in NYC, as they tend to these delicate animals who have been removed from their natural habitats and transplanted into a foreign environment.

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