Reports of exotic animals set loose as police crack down on illegal pets
13 Apr 2014, 4:43 PM
Daniel Bosley
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has described as “alarming” reports that exotic pets are being set loose in response to a police crackdown on illegal animals.
“We have heard from the police that some people are releasing those things into the wild, and that is a big concern to us,” Director General of the EPA Ibrahim Naeem told Minivan News.
Reports of animals being released came as authorities yesterday revealed details of a joint operation to tackle the rise of illegal pets in the country.
The scale of the problem has become apparent as the police have embarked on a campaign to tackle the nation’s endemic narcotics problems, with a series of exotic creatures increasingly featuring in the lists of items seized during raids.
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