Are you a fan of FOX's hit crime show, Bones?
If so, keep your eyes open this fall for an episode about the
sale
of endangered species on the black market.
"It’s a story about smuggling endangered species into
the states as pets,” Producer Stephen Nathan told TVLine.
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| Old school TV: a promotional photo card from Garfield Goose and Friends (with Geronimo, the Capuchin monkey butler). |
The episode won't air for a month or more, but it's already causing
a stir among exotic pet owners.
As I understand it, the show will focus on endangered
species, which (in theory) are protected by CITES
and related laws. So, it's not really a matter of exotics being bred in
captivity (that's another storyline).
It's hard enough to help endangered animals maintain footing
in an increasingly uninhabitable world. I don't think there's any credible
defense for wild capture, smuggling, and illegal sales.
Tune in and decide for yourself.
Season 8 premieres on September 17.
