Re: Pet shop or stew pot? Is cities helping?

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Posted by Olaf Pronk / Centre Soafiavy on July 05, 2000 at 23:15:32:

In Reply to: Pet shop or stew pot? Is cities helping? posted by Tom on July 05, 2000 at 16:33:49:

Tom,

If a tortoise has CITES protection from export/import, i.e. by an Appendix I listing, it cannot be legally
exported for the food market. It can be eaten locally if the species concerned is not locally protecetd.
CITES is supposed to regulate international trade, not on a national level.
In order to make CITES more efficient, national legislation should be brought in line with CITES
legislation. However, we should realize that CITES listings are highly arbitrary. Many species
that are on CITES should not be listed and even more species not listed meet all the criteria
for CITES listing. A long way to go and too late anyway for many species.

Olaf Pronk
Centre Soafiavy
Madagascar

: If a tortoise is given cities protection from export/import but
: still finds it way into the kitchen legally what good is the
: protection?
: The thought of the last remaining geochelone platynota finding there
: way into pet shops is personally appalling but it gives a ever so
: slight chance of servival vs. a definate death in a stew pot.
: Personally I feel cities should hold more power within the countries
: participating. Anyone else have an optinion?

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: Tom, : If a tortoise has CITES protection from export/import, i.e. by an Appendix I listing, it cannot be legally : exported for the food market. It can be eaten locally if the species concerned is not locally protecetd. : CITES is supposed to regulate international trade, not on a national level. : In order to make CITES more efficient, national legislation should be brought in line with CITES : legislation. However, we should realize that CITES listings are highly arbitrary. Many species : that are on CITES should not be listed and even more species not listed meet all the criteria : for CITES listing. A long way to go and too late anyway for many species. : Olaf Pronk : Centre Soafiavy : Madagascar : : : If a tortoise is given cities protection from export/import but : : still finds it way into the kitchen legally what good is the : : protection? : : The thought of the last remaining geochelone platynota finding there : : way into pet shops is personally appalling but it gives a ever so : : slight chance of servival vs. a definate death in a stew pot. : : Personally I feel cities should hold more power within the countries : : participating. Anyone else have an optinion?

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