Comments on: Live Animal Food Markets: Stop sale of illegal frogs, turtles

By: RAIN

RAIN — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:45:24 +0000

9/2010 Softshelled turtles (species ???) are being sold for food in Chinese markets in the L.A. area. I was upset when I heard about this. I can’t believe that this is legal, or if not, is not being monitored and fined. ??? Is there a local ‘Action for Animals’ or similar organization here? Thanks Rain

By: Eric Mills

Eric Mills — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:55:06 +0000

Dear Gary -

Thanks for printing my letter re the live animal food market problems. We really do need an immediate ban on the sale of these non-native frogs and turtles for a variety of reasons.

Should any of your readers wish to write, here’s contact info for the Department and the Commission:

John McCamman, Director
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
1416 Ninth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
e-mail – director@dfg.ca.gov

John Carlson, Exec. Director
and members
STATE FISH & GAME COMMISSION
1416 Ninth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
e-mail – fgc@fgc.ca.gov

The F&G Commission meets on April 7-8 in Monterey. Both the frog/turtle issue and the proposed bear hunting regulations are on the Thursday agenda. Anyone wishing info may contact me at 510/652-5603; e-mail – afa@mcn.org.

Thanks for all that you do for the animals, Gary, both wild and domestic. You Da Man!

Sincerely,
Eric Mills, coordinator
ACTION FOR ANIMALS
Oakland

By: Barbara

Barbara — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:36:12 +0000

Note to Auntie: There still is a live feed as the eggs have yet to hatch. I can’t provide the link, but if you scroll down to “Mother Goose” to the right of the Web page, it’s accessible from there.

(I keep it on while at work.)

By: Auntie

Auntie — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:51:02 +0000

This is off subject but I thought you were going to have a live feed of the geese hatching on the roof of the CC Times? I can’t find it anywhere and if I am not mistaken, they should have hatched last week