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!
OMG… are you serious? This is so sickening I didn’t know what to do with myself for moment or two there.
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