New Article: Staggering Impact of Frog Leg Trade; 1 Billion+ Frogs Killed in US

[findi]

Hi All,
Please check out: Frog Leg Trade Kills Billions of Frogs Annually and Threatens Species’ Survival

Indonesia exports over 2 billion wild caught frogs to EU alone…..Read more here

Comments and questions appreciated,

Thanks, Frank

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[EasternNewtLove]

Sickening. That is all I have to say.

 

[findi]

Not only the loss of troubled species (16 in Asia are threatened by the trade) is involved, but also handling problems, I was involved in this issue yrs ago in NYC...the FDA lists frogs and turtles as "seafood"..this allows sellers to display them live but in horrendous conditions...on ice, crammed into small containers and riddled with fungus..unfortunately, it was impossible to get anything useful done at the time, best, Frank.

 

[evut]

This is very sad. Perhaps a campaign in mainstream media could help - most people would be shocked to find out about issues like these.

 

[Niels D]

Never thought so much frogs are WC. I thought they were breeding Rana catesbeiana for that purpose. It makes me sad to know that this is going on.

 

[findi]

Hi,

I had some idea there were other species coming into the USA, as I live in NYC and had been involved in confiscations while working for the Bronx Zoo; but the scope of it all has surprised me.

It doesn't seem that any other species is being bred for the trade, just collected.

Best, Frank