by Bushviper » Mon Feb 08, 2016 4:36 pm
They were shipped as pets. It is far too expensive to ship frogs as food.
Rumour has it that these were part of a larger shipment of animals but were snuck in not expecting an inspection. The animals that had permits were sent to the Far East and the frogs were taken to Pretoria zoo. Some were already dead and I have no idea what has happened to the others. They will not be destroyed before the court case and I have heard they are going to throw the book at the exporter.
We all know the rain frogs are not captive bred. If they were destined to be medicine they would have been killed and dried which funny enough would not have been against the law. The fact that they were alive is the offence. The bullfrogs are the ones which will cause the harsh penalty. Dead or alive they are protected.
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