Guest guest Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Dear All, Please speak up aginst cruelty to marine turtles. An investigation by animal welfare volunteers at the Vizhinjam fishing Harbour in Trivandrum, Kerala proved that the local fishermen are still selling marine turtles and there had been more than a hundred catches in the past few weeks/months. We could spot more than 150-200 shells and carcasses of the turtles. On the same day when we went there there were 2 exhibited to be sold at the local market shed just behind a police outpost. We had also visited the marine aquarium run by the govt. where there were aquarium tubs with no plants and with exotic dead fishes.The state of the turtles at the aquarium was the most piteous as there were kept in a tank in the hot sun with water level just up to their noses and no visible food provided.The water was hot and the poor ones would have been suffering much. There were also two small tubs made of plastic/fibre which would hold much heat in which more baby-turtles were there. An animal protected by laws and international treaties including CITES sold right under the noses of policemen. Please watch the following video:(turtle carcasses scattered around the place) Turtles are skinned alive without any pity: [sOME PEOPLE MAY FIND THIS DISTURBING] Please join hands to save the turtles in kerala For pictures.. visit- www.saveturtleskerala.blogspot.com email- saveturtleskerala@ live.com Hoping to get good support from all, R.Abhed Kiran The BHIMA Club Trivandrum www.freewebs.com/thebhimaclub thebhimaclub@ aol.in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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