Forbidden Creatures Inside The World Of Animal Smuggling And Exotic Pets
Forbidden Creatures Inside The World Of Animal Smuggling And Exotic Pets
- ISBN 13:
9780762771806
- ISBN 10:
0762771801
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 10/18/2011
- Publisher: Lyons Press
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Summary
NOW IN PAPERBACK! What is being smuggled, from where and how--and why do so many people keep illicit, dangerous pets? On the heels of his acclaimed The Dangerous World of Butterflies, investigative journalist Peter Laufer is back to chronicle his worldwide quest to penetrate the underworld of international animal smuggling. In Forbidden Creatures, Laufer exposes the network of hunters, traders, breeders, and customers who constitute this nefarious business--which, estimated at $10 to $20 billion annually, competes with illegal drug and weapons trafficking in the money it earns criminals. Laufer asks: What is being smuggled, from where and why? What is being done to stop the illegal trading and irresponsible breeding? Taking readers to exotic and often lawless locales, Laufer introduces brazen and dangerous traders and wealthy customers whose greed and mindless self-interest perpetuate what is now a crisis of survival for a growing number of wild species. Woven throughout with riveting stories from law enforcement officials and federal prosecutors, Forbidden Creaturesis a compelling, first-person narrative written in Laufer's hallmark conversational, entertaining style.