Longtime wildlife rehabilitator Carleen Cote, of Vassalboro, speaks Tuesday against rules proposed by DIF&W about regulating the captivity of wild animals at a hearing in Augusta.

Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Chandler Woodcock and DIF&W Wildlife Division Director Judy Camuso listen Tuesday to animal control officer Patrick Gaucher discuss rules proposed by the agency to regulate the captivity of wild animals at a hearing in Augusta.

Animal welfare activist Kristina Snyder, left, discusses Tuesday a petition she submitted to support rules proposed by DIF&W about regulating the captivity of wild animals at a hearing in Augusta. At right is Reb Brann of Portland and Game Warden Ethan Buck at center.

Staff photo by Any Molloy Katie Hansberry, Maine state director of the Humane Society of United States, speaks Tuesday in favor of rules proposed by DIF&W about regulating the captivity of wild animals at a hearing in Augusta. At right is Reb Brann of Portland and Game Warden Ethan Buck at center.

Dr. Ian Bricknell, director of Aquaculture Research Institute and professor of aquaculture biology at the University of Maine, speaks Tuesday against rules proposed by DIF&W about regulating the captivity of wild animals at a hearing in Augusta.

A 2015 demonstration outside the offices of a South Portland video production company targets "Yankee Jungle," an Animal Planet channel TV series about the DEW Haven animal sanctuary in Mount Vernon.

One of three tiger cubs born in 2014 is held up at DEW Haven, formerly D.E.W. Animal Kingdom & Sanctuary, in Mount Vernon.

Bob and Julie Miner of DEW Haven in Mount Vernon speak with a reporter at The Olde Post Office Cafe in this March file photo.