Australia's Wildlife Slave Trade

http://www.habitatadvocate.com.au/?p=15866

Everyone knows of the human slave trade, but their is also another kind of slave trade going on to this day in Australia; the wildlife slave trade. Their is no law legitimising this distinction, and is excluded from the Crimes Act. Today, any form of Australian wildlife can be sold at pet stores; may they be birds, lizards, Dingos, or marsupials. To get these animals poachers are killing the parents and making bushfires. Things need to change if these animals and their habitat are going to be saved.
I think this is terrible that animal trafficing is not even noticed in Australia, while almost every other country at least admits they know it's going on. I also think that some animals should not be sold in pet stores. I mean come on a Dingos no golden retriever, and what would someone even do with a full grown kangaroo. It's just stupid and needs to end. Australia needs to change their laws so that the poachers who are destroying their forests can be stopped.

I have to say from just reading a book about animal trafficing for fun during spring break I have learned so much more about the subject. I found out America is actually not the worst in animal trafficing problems. Also that their are people who are trying to help stop animal trafficing with the use of protective wildlife parks sponsored by their governments. Lastly, I learned that most endangered speices are being created because of people destroying their habitats and taking their food sourses through the search for animals to put in the trade.