Tiger in a suitcase

[kath3]

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is an international treaty that legally obliges states to protect children's rights. Articles 34 and 35 of the CRC require states to protect children from all forms of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse. This includes outlawing the coercion of a child to perform sexual activity, the prostitution of children, and the exploitation of children in creating pornography. States are also required to prevent the abduction, sale, or trafficking of children.[161] As of November 2008, 193 countries are bound by the CRC,[162] including every member of the United Nations except the United States and Somalia.[163][164]

Gosh, you'd never know that existed with the hordes of children still suffering from sexual abuse. I had watched a program a couple of years ago where in Mexico girls as young as 9 were being dressed up in pretty little white conformation dresses and forced to service men on an hourly bases. The nasties were carried out in make shift tents of isolated areas, each girl had a timer. Most of the clients coming in were from the U.S.. And it wasn't just low-life scum bags, it was American business men with children of their own. Fuck! what is wrong with men?

the above aside. i think a workable treaty on such things as animal transportation under such circumstance where exotic animals and wildlife are being illegally taken for the wild or other places should have some kind of universal deterrent

That sounds great if the penelties are stiff enough to deter.
It's great having all these laws, but they don't seem to be enforced enough.
Some good news quote ... bulls will no longer suffer a slow, painful and terrifying death in Catalonia's bullrings. History was made when the Catalonian Parliament voted to approve an amendment of the current animal protection legislation and ban bullfighting within the region. MPs voted resoundingly in favour of a ban this morning - 68 voted for the ban, 55 voted against the ban and 9 abstained - marking a historic end to a long and hard-fought campaign. The ban will come into effect on January 1st 2012.