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Illegal animal trade continues to plague Moscow
Published: 19 April, 2010, 09:54
Edited: 20 April, 2010, 14:27
Keeping a cat or dog as a pet is nothing unusual in Russia, but for those who want a less common companion, there is a whole exotic black market for animals in Moscow.
It's not just the fact that a monkey is not a cd, and you cant just throw it away. WHen a wild animal is stolen from its environment, its DNA that is stolen as well. A monkey (product of smugling) that comes from thailand or Brazil will not find a partner to reproduce in Europe so easy. And in the rare case if find a monkey boyfriend/grilfriend, it's even rary the procriation of these species at captevery. When someone take a photo with a wild animal, is supporting this dirty business that kill genetic material and in long terms kill many species.
build in Moscow a large zoo to tack in all the illegal animals and return them to the wild where you can do so in the summer after training them back.