Hundreds of dead animals found at South Africa airport
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[quote=BBC][b]Some 400 endangered amphibians and reptiles have died from dehydration and improper shipping in South Africa, animal inspectors say.[/b]
More than 1,600 animals were discovered crammed into two crates at the OR Tambo International Airport. The survivors are being treated at a local zoo.
The animals, from Madagascar, had been without water and food for at least five days, reports say.
They are believed to have been destined for the exotic pet market in the US.
[b]The animals, which included at least 30 different species of frogs, chameleons, lizards and toads and geckos, had been placed in two crates about half a metre in size - one on top of the other.
The chameleons were tied in small muslin bags, while the other reptiles and amphibians were crammed into small plastic tubs.
Some of the animals were so tightly packed together that they were unable to move or turn around, local media report.[/b][/quote]
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Absolutely disgusting.
PETA will be up in arms about this. Not to mention the Customs will deffo be pissed.
This is why buying exotic pets is bad.
Atleast some survived and not all 1.6k died... the fact that endangered species were among them makes it even worse
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