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PETA Exposes Horrible Practice of Reptile Skinning

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Tags: reptiles indonesia lizards crocodile endangered species. The skins are being used for handbags and other products. This link has a horrible photo and a worse video. Just warning you. It takes place in Indonesia.

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Tortoise Smuggling on the Rise

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Tags: wildlife smuggling reptiles tortoises. I admit I stole the title of this post straight from the article.

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Tourist Tries to Smuggle 44 Lizards in Underwear

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Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife trafficking reptiles Stupid new zealand lizards. You can't make these things up.

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South African Caught Smuggling Live Crocodiles

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Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime reptiles crocodile south africa endangered species. He was caught at an airport with about 70 live animals, including at least three different endangered species and eight inch-long Caiman crocodiles. The article says most are okay , but in varying stages of health. Very cruel.

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Victoria's Secret Stops Selling Exotic Animal Skins

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Anyway, I'm wondering if the decision could have been influenced by PETA's investigation of how reptiles are being skinned alive for these sales. Tags: animal cruelty exotic skins lizards. And I just bought something from them last month for the first time. This PETA post doesn't claim the credit though.

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Yikes! Two TONS of Snakes & Tortoises Seized

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Tags: wildlife smuggling cambodia wildlife trafficking reptiles tortoises snakes. They found 3,640 pounds (1,655 kilograms) of snakes, mostly pythons, and 263 tortoises that weighed a combined 697 pounds (317 kilograms), said Col. Chan Savouen, deputy police chief of Kandal province.

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27,000 Animals Rescued in Texas

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A lot of these animals are reptiles, spiders and amphibians, which explains the large number. Tags: zoos exotic animals detroit animal rescue PETA. That's HUGE. It was an exotic animal importing firm (why the eff do those even exist?) that was allegedly mistreating its animals. See, husband, this is why I like PETA!)

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