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But a network of breeders and “middlemen” are cashing in on the fashion for the pets with wrinkly skin, selling each for as much as £6,000 – so a litter of six would fetch their owner £36,000.
Although cattle slaughter is illegal in all but two Indian states, poor enforcement of cattle protection laws has allowed a thriving leather industry. [42] A 2014 report on the Indian leather industry states that India is the ninth largest exporter of leather and leather products, and the second largest producer of footwear and leather garments ...
Kalu Ganga (Sinhala: කළු ගඟ; literally: Black River) is a river in Sri Lanka. The river originates from Sri Pada Peak Wilderness Sanctuary, reaching the sea at Kalutara after a 129 km (80 mi) journey. The Black River flows through the Ratnapura and the Kalutara District and passes the city Ratnapura. The mountainous forests in the ...
Maxwell Keegel, the first secretary of the Sri Lankan Embassy in London, accused Tamil employees at petrol stations in the UK of being LTTE operatives engaged in credit card fraud. [39] However, the LTTE dismissed the accusations as attempts by the Sri Lankan government to divert attention from the human rights abuses by its armed forces.
Kalutara Bodhiya is one of the most sacred Buddha Buddhist sites in Sri Lanka. [citation needed] It is one of the 32 saplings of Anuradhapura Sri Maha Bodiya. Kalutara Bodiya is located on Colombo-Galle road. [3] Richmond Castle, Kalutara is a two-storey mansion, built in 1896, at Palatota. Richmond Castle is a 42-acre fruit garden estate ...
Kalutara District is located in the south-west of Sri Lanka and has an area of 1,598 square kilometres (617 sq mi). [1] It is bounded by Colombo District in the north, Ratnapura District in the east, Galle District in the south, and the Indian Ocean in the west.
Highlighted by the Dutch current affairs show Zembla in 2017, purportedly 11,000 babies were fraudulently sold for adoption in the 1980s from Sri Lanka to western countries, with the use of baby farms to meet the apparent high demand. [3] [4] [5] 1970s-1980s
During this season, they are disturbed by humans harvesting crops and removing wood along rocky stretches of the river. [24] Six juvenile smooth-coated otters were discovered in a bag left at Bangkok International Airport in January 2013. This was the first case of smooth-coated otters thought to have been destined for the illegal pet trade. [25]