This is disgusting! #Repost @tyagirishi346 200 Species Go Extinct Every Day, Why Isn’t This A Bigger Concern Yet One comes across a variety of species of animals on avisit to the pet store. In addition to the various breeds of dogs and cats that are made available, one can find Cockatoos, Finches, Love Birds, Parakeets, Munias, Hill Mynahs, African Parrots and Star Backed Tortoises as well. A pair of love birds sells for Rs. 250 each, the African Parrot can be sold for an amount anywhere between Rs. 30,000 – 35,000 and the Star Backed Tortoise can fetch aroundRs. 1,000 – 1,500 each. Wildlife Trade is a multimillion-dollar industry thathas its network spread all over the world.In India, a wide variety of wild animals are poached andtheir products traded. Elephants are poached for ivory; Rhinos for horns; Tigers, Leopards and Lions fortheir skins, claws, and penises which are in high demand because of their alleged value in traditional Chinese medicine. Migratory birds like thered crested Poachard and Pintails are hunted for sport mostly in thenortheasternstates of India. Wildlife SOS’s anti-poaching unit, ForestWatch, worksthrough a network of informants and agents to uncover poaching and trafficking operations inIndia and conducts regular raidsand seizures to recover animal products, as well as live animals. Their most common recoveries during raids include skins, bones and other body parts ofanimals suchas – sloth bears, leopards, pangolins, snakes, monitor lizards, turtles, tortoises, seahorses, fishes, rays, coral, birds and so on. #stoppoaching #stopkillinganimals #stoptorturinganimals #animalabuse #animalcrueltyinindia #stopivorytrade #everysinglerhinocounts #Poaching #fightagainstpoaching #livecrueltyfree #animallover #govegan #vegansofinstagram #valuelife #alllivesmatter #saveourwildlife #saveourplanet #openyoureyes #myhornisnotmedicine
