California ban on turtle + frog imports

[Sarabi]

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/articl...-food/19384183

Activists have long sought the ban on grounds that many of the animals are kept in inhumane conditions and suffer painful deaths, including being pan-fried while still alive.

That argument never got very far with the state Fish and Game Commission, however. But the activists changed tactics and began challenging the import of the animals on grounds that many get released into the wild, where they pose a threat to indigenous plant and animals species.

Interesting that it was done for conservation (animal populations), not for the animals themselves. Oh, wait. This is the Fish and Game Commission we're talking about. By the way, domestic cat populations are a threat to native bird populations. Maybe we can use this argument against breeding?