Snow leopard furs seized in China - BBC

Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Monday, 6 August 2007, 05:44 GMT 06:44 UK

Snow leopard furs seized in China

Police in north-west China have seized more than 100 furs
taken from rare wild animals, including 27 pelts from the
highly-endangered snow leopard.

Officers found the furs in a raid on a flat in Linxia, Gansu
province, after a tip-off, state media said.

A total of 104 furs, including bear, clouded leopard and
lynx, were found, and bones of endangered animals.

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A police spokesman said that it was China's largest seizure
of snow leopard furs since the Communists took power in
1949.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6932613.stm

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Source: Reuters

Bones, furs of rare animals found in Chinese flat
Sun Aug 5, 2007 11:18PM EDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police seized 104 furs of rare
wild animals and several skeletons piled up in an apartment,
the largest seizure of its kind since 1949, state media said
on Monday.

Police raided a flat in Linxia in the central province of Gansu
where they found the remains of bears, snow leopards,
clouded leopards and lynxes, Xinhua news agency said.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK3871020070806

to scare the hell out of anyone thinking of committing the same atrocity. I'm against the death penalty, and would rather see life without parole, but for this crime I could support the public execution. Out*uckingrageous!