It's Been One Illegal Pet Every Two Days. In Just ..

IT’S BEEN ONE ILLEGAL PET EVERY TWO DAYS

In just 3 months from December 2018 to February 2019, ACRES has come across 25 live animals from the illegal wildlife trade in Singapore.

Most of them were abandoned: a primate from the forests of Brazil; a marsupial from Australia; a python from the sub-Saharan Africa; a threatened freshwater turtle that Singapore imports from Indonesia for the food industry; an endangered star tortoise from India; a green iguana from south America, world’s third largest tortoise species from Africa.

It is alarming at the rate these exotic wild animals are sold, kept and brought in for the illicit pet trade in Singapore.

But guess what? These are just the tip of the iceberg, an after-effect of the illegal pet trade.

We need your presence and support at our charity gala to continue our fight to end the wildlife trade:

https://give.asia/campaign/acres-charity-gala

Source: https://www.facebook.com/ACRESasia/photos/a.223077136522/101..

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ACRES (Animal Concerns Research & Education Society) is a pioneering Singapore-based charity and Institution of Public Character, founded by Singaporeans in 2001 with the aim of promoting animal welfare.

ACRES has six focus areas: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, Wildlife Crime Investigation, Zoo Animal Welfare, Humane Education, Community Outreach and Promoting Cruelty-Free Living.

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