Online Poaching

American Voices

Online Poaching

October 11, 2005 | ISSUE 45•01 ISSUE 41•40

Illegal online sales of endangered animal and plant species are becoming problematic, as they are both lucrative and difficult to regulate. What do you think?

Tell me about it. Just last week, I purchased a majestic lowland gorilla off eBay, and the thing's turning out to be a real son of a bitch to take care of.

Jack Albert
Livery Driver
Most of those 'rare species' dealers are scams anyhow. My so-called 'panda' turned out to be a heavily spray-painted sheepdog.

Crissy Gray
Cosmetologist
First they crack down on mail-order brides, now this! Doesn't anyone understand how unbelievably lonely I am?

James Mills
Caterer

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