who cares if they came with CITES, its pretty revolting that people actually want wild caught turtles of a species that is too large and specialized for most people to keep. apparantly no one cares about how many die though during the whole capture/transport process. you think they just go out there, gently pick turtles up, put them in a box and send them on their way? hell no. a lot of animals in south america have to die just so someone can have a pet matamata turtle. DO NOT ENCOURAGE THE TRADE IN WILDLIFE, BUY CAPTIVE BRED ANIMALS ONLY. Doesn't anyone else find this somewhat disturbing/sickening?
I can understand taking a few wild caught animals for zoos and serious EXPERT keepers who intend to seriously pursue captive breeding...but having hundreds of turtles ripped from the wild just to be pets for the casual owner...ugh...
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