Saddest thing I've seen in a long time...

[Iggy&Roxi]

http://www.anapsid.org/images/tiedig.jpg

Adult Green Iguana with arms trussed to body to prevent escape and struggle, being sold on the streets of Nicaragua...

[AnimalHaven]

God, that makes me want to cry..
I just don't understand some people.

[clint545]

Sad yes, but probably being sold as food, maybe?

[Iggy&Roxi]

This iguana is trying to be sold to tourists who visit the area, and it happens more often than not!

[RFB]

Hey, it's most likely for food or to make some money to buy food. Who are we to judge something like that in a third world country. We've never experienced the kind of poverty they have. If it was me, I'd dpo the same. Last time I checked I Iguanas wern't an endangered species.

[V.hb]

RFB - I gotta agree with you. It's far to easy for us who lead a completely different lifestyle to judge those who have no choice in how they may or may not survive.

Iguanas are pests in certain areas, certainly not in any danger of vanishing..