UNSPSC 10102014: Live hyenas

Hyenas or hyaenas are any feliform carnivoran mammals of the family Hyaenidae. With only four extant species, it is the fifth-smallest biological family in the Carnivora, and one of the smallest in the class Mammalia. Despite their low diversity, hyenas are unique and vital components of most African ecosystems.

UNSPSC 10102014 Live hyenas is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The three records in the most-recent-state-local-contract-opportunities block consist of a departmental relocation notice from Williamson County Purchasing Department (unrelated to procurement), an RFP from the City of Pasadena for equestrian center arena operations, and an RFP from the City of Waco for a zoo governance study and financial analysis — none of which involve the acquisition or contracting for live animals. The code's nominal scope does not align with the actual buying patterns in the accessible sample.

Without representative solicitations tied to the acquisition of live hyenas or similar exotic wildlife, the geographic spread and issuing-body characteristics cannot be reliably characterized from state and local procurement records. State and local governments rarely procure live animals through formal competitive solicitations; when animal acquisitions occur, they are typically managed through specialized zoo or wildlife agency channels outside standard procurement taxonomy, or they appear under codes related to live animal services or facility operations rather than animal commodities. No further pursuit is warranted based on the available evidence.