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Tougher animal protection laws called for in Bahrain
Thu 28 August 2008 14:00 UK — Asia,Big Cats
Authorities in Bahrain have said that the government needs to make animal trade laws stricter if it hopes to stop the movement of rare wildlife in the Middle Eastern state.
According to a report in the local Gulf Daily News, authorities are concerned that there has been a rise in animal smuggling in Bahrain in recent years.
What's more, the Public Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources, Environment and Wildlife is claiming that the state's current laws do not go far enough to protect the animals.
The paper suggested that cheetahs and crocodiles are often smuggled into the country.
In particular, concerns have been voiced about the fact that Bahrain has not signed the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
Despite trying to follow the rules set out in the convention, wildlife experts told the paper that there were still serious problems with animal smuggling in the country.
While government sources stressed that people caught with illegal animals will face punishment, Dr Salman Abdulnabi Ibrahim, a quarantine officer in the country, added: "We must have stricter customs laws.
"Wild animals are not pets as domestic animals such as dogs and cats. Nobody can claim that a cheetah is a pet.
"It's a gross misrepresentation to sell these animals as pets. Laws need to be brought into Bahrain where residents can no longer own, sell, breed, or transport Appendix I exotic animals."
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