Uncomfortable, but apparently very profitable.

Source: Feds Bust Man With 51 Turtles in His Pants

I had to re-read this story several times.  As you all know, I adore turtles and when I read this story to The Husband, he said in China there is a big market for “turtle key chains”.  The key chains are made out of live turtles which are basically shrink wrapped, effectively killing them.

After doing a quick search, I discovered this is sickeningly true!  Here is the direct link to the statement on Snopes.com –

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/keyrings.asp

This is so very sad.  These are living creatures, not plastic!  This makes me feel, quite seriously, sick to my stomach!