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Firecracker Attacks On Taiwan s Invasive Iguanas Call For A Government Crackdown
Taiwan: Cruelty towards invasive iguanas has prompted the animal rights groups to call for a government crackdown.
Cruelty towards iguanas in Taiwan has prompted the animal rights groups to call for a government crackdown. Cruelty includes acts like stuffing firecrackers in the reptiles’ mouths or shooting them with bows and arrows. According to reports by The Guardian, the Environment & Animal Society of Taiwan (East) said that the local and provincial government campaigns which control the spread of introduced species lacked guidelines that lead to a “chaotic free-for-all at the expense of the welfare of the targeted animals”.