MAY 11, 2019
Animal
rights groups have cheered the release of 37 spotted seal pups rescued from
traffickers into the wild in northern China.
Humane
Society International says the pups were discovered three months ago by police
in a shed on a remote farm in the northern city of Dalian, many of them
starving and dying. Eight suspects were arrested in the operation.
It says the
pups had been taken from the wild by traffickers for the aquarium industry and
for display in commercial venues like shops and restaurants. Another 29 pups
could not be rescued and died, having been only about 2 weeks old when found
and not yet weaned from their mothers.
Once hunted
for their use in traditional Chinese medicine, spotted seals are now a
protected species in China.
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