Black Market: Exotic Pet Trade
Live animals who enter the Black Market Trade suffer by…
- Being taken from their natural habitat
- Being housed in tiny enclosures or plastic containers where the animal will most likely spend the rest of its life
- Frequently suffering from nutritional deficiencies due to lack of knowledge
- Having a decreased life expectancy
Example-- The average lifespan for captive reptiles is 2.5 to
3.9 years. The majority of reptiles in the exotic pet trade industry
do not even survive the first year in captivity.
- Being taken from their natural habitat
- Being housed in tiny enclosures or plastic containers where the animal will most likely spend the rest of its life
- Frequently suffering from nutritional deficiencies due to lack of knowledge
- Having a decreased life expectancy
Example-- The average lifespan for captive reptiles is 2.5 to
3.9 years. The majority of reptiles in the exotic pet trade industry
do not even survive the first year in captivity.