"Unsold"
Captured from her home plains in the Somali Region, she was transported for several days on the back of a camel to the northern coast of Somaliland. Illegal wildlife trafficking is a problem in the Somali Region. Farmers catch and sell cheetah cubs to traffickers, claiming that the cheetahs attack their livestock. Sometimes the farmers and traffickers cannot sell the cubs immediately. The bigger the cheetahs get, the harder it is to find buyers. Some end up being killed and their parts sold, their bones shipped to Yemen and then to other Asian markets. They are then sold as tiger bones and used to make Chinese bone wine. After hissing at the camera, the cub started chirping, calling out for its mother. This photograph was taken during a rescue operation after the local authorities got an anonymous tip. The rescue was successful, and the young cheetah was taken to a safe place.
Credit: Jose Fragozo / Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award 2024
Too painful to look at. Only humans know cruelty.
ReplyDeleteScott from Massachusetts said!!
ReplyDeleteNope don't want to read it. Just seeing the picture, disgusts me. Those fucking bastards, whoever did it. I don't like to see humans or animals in pain, afflicted by others.
Humans are so disgusting
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