This piece is from an article by Lee Hughes, who explains how a man by the name of Charles Bergman went undercover as a New York pet shop owner to find out the dirty secrets of the animal trading world.
"Armed with a $500 wad of cash belonging to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, he quickly found a seller of exotic birds in an outdoor Hispanic flea market near the Rio Grande in Brownsville, Texas. The seller offered Bergman a look at the merchandise. Stuffed three to five at a time inside several filthy paper grocery bags were harassed and disheveled looking parrots, nearly suffocating in the hot trunk of a rusty car. Fish and Wildlife agents arrested the trafficker."
These things happen everyday. There isn't always a Charles Bergman to rescue them.
Hi, I'm Maggie from Lee Academy. I'm currently taking English Comp II from Don Moore. One of our assignments was to comment on a blog from this site.
ReplyDeleteI was shocked when I read this blog. As an animal owner, I feel strongly about this issue. I own three horses, a rabbit, and a beta, and to see any of these animals in pain hurts me deeply. Even though exotic animals can't advocate for the proper way to be treated, people like us shouldn't let this happen. I'm glad someone is writing about this relevant issue.