Novelty or cruelty?


  • Letters
  • Sunday, 02 Oct 2005

The recent rescues of Nicky (tiger cub) and Monty the python from certain death in the pot have revealed that the illegal trade in wildlife and protected species is far from extinct in this country. 

WOO Siew Leng (not her real name) recalls eating the occasional python soup or stewed monitor lizard during her childhood.  

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