The precious and endangered wild animal rhinoceros iguana was locked in an iron cage by a hangzhou boy

Rhino hyena (liè) liè lizard looks quite special, from the neck to the back to the tail with spines, the limbs are very thick, it runs like a "sprint master", because its shape resembles the European medieval period of the fire dragon, science fiction movies "Magic Dragon Slayer", "Dragon Knight", the image of the dragon is also borrowed from its appearance.

A recent investigation by police in Hangzhou found that someone was raising rhino iguanas, a precious and endangered wildlife protected by our country.

From March 1 this year, the Eleventh Amendment to the Criminal Law came into effect, and the newly adjusted crime of endangering rare and endangered wild animals came into effect.

Fuyang guys and rhinoceros iguanas

Eat and live together for many years

Lu Mou, 24 years old, Fuyang people, yellow hair, tattoos, fashionable dress, opened a fruit shop, privately is still a fanatical alternative pet climbing enthusiast. By chance, he met the "rhinoceros iguana", became obsessed with the rhinoceros iguana buddha- and lived with them for many years.

In 2018, through the introduction of a friend, he met Shen Mou, the owner of a pet store in Deqing, Huzhou, went to play in his shop, saw a rhinoceros iguana that was being sold in the store, was attracted by its cool appearance, "thought it was very beautiful and fun", and spent 8,000 yuan to buy it and take it home.

He looked up the knowledge of breeding on the Internet and learned that the rhino iguana he bought was a protected animal that the state explicitly prohibited from breeding.

But he did not take it, bought a large incubator, put the rhinoceros iguana into it to raise, and also put some branches and stones to simulate its living environment.

Raising this kind of alternative "climbing pet", there is a circle, Lu joined this circle, and successively bought several iguanas. Later, he fell in love with tortoises and bought several precious and endangered tortoises to raise back.

According to his account, in the past three years, he spent a total of more than 110,000 yuan to buy these wild animals, and the transaction amount ranged from 8,000 yuan to 13,500 yuan.

Because there is no way to express delivery, the transactions are "face-to-face", he went to Hangzhou Shangcheng District, Lin'an District, Jinhua Dongyang, Shanghai Pudong New Area and other places, handing over money and delivering with one hand.

Less than 10 square meters of room

There are 10 wild animals

He also spent a lot of energy in order to keep these pets. He had a house of more than 60 square meters in Fuchun Street and found a separate room to place them.

The police saw in his residence that this room was less than 10 square meters, with 10 wild animals, a transparent incubator as large as a cabinet, which was divided into several "single rooms", and 6 iguanas ate and drank Lasa inside. In a pool by the wall, there are 4 radiation tortoises and leopard tortoises of different sizes lying on their stomachs, the pattern is not moving, and although the room is cleaned, it "smells", the police said.

He made a pool in the room to settle the tortoises, and the living environment of the rhino iguanas has high requirements for temperature and humidity, requiring a constant temperature of 25 ° C during the day and about 20 ° C at night.

Feeding the rhino iguanas every day is also quite laborious, he takes them out one by one, feeds them and then puts them back, rhino iguanas are omnivorous animals, fortunately, vegetarian can also eat meat. Lu opened a fruit shop and fed them watermelons, dragon fruits, sweet potatoes and so on. Since last year, physical stores have not been opened, and these rhino iguanas still eat fruit as a staple.

Because of the fear of being known, the room windows are closed all year round, and he does not dare to take them out like walking dogs, but the rhinoceros iguanas are always wild animals, "sprint masters", and good at climbing, and they are always locked in cages will be very "boring", he had to quietly take them out for a walk, drive them to the edge of the remote reservoir, let them breathe. He said that when he went out, he was always scared, and after so many years of raising, he only took it out to "walk" two or three times.

After the birth of her daughter this year

The wife offered to let him not raise it

The family knew that Lu Mou had this special hobby, but seeing that the animals did not crawl around, they had to let him go, "The family does not go in, and the animals do not come out." ”

This year's daughter was born, Lu's wife was afraid of being bad for the child, proposed to let him not raise, perhaps as a father, he also felt that he had raised a little more, wanted to save some money, so he thought of selling a few, so he was targeted by the police.

The Food and Drug Environment Intellectual Property Crime Investigation Brigade (Forest Police Brigade) of the Fuyang District Bureau of the Hangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau found this clue, carried out analysis and judgment, and arrested Lu Mou two months ago.

After identification, the 10 wild animals raised by Lu's family are 5 rhino iguanas, 1 Chinese and American spiny-tailed iguana, 2 radiation tortoises and 2 leopard tortoises.

The Chinese and American spiny-tailed iguanas are much smaller than the rhinoceros iguana, with pointed spines on the tail like the hedgehogs, and their temper is hotter than that of the "rhinoceros iguanas", and they are very popular in climbing the pet circle, and they feel that it is very windy to take out.

Among them, rhinoceros iguanas and radiation tortoises are listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and The Chinese-Us spiny-tailed iguana and leopard tortoise are listed as Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), all of which are "precious and endangered wild animals".

Radiation tortoise, also known as spoke tortoise, its back is high and bulging, the back has a star pattern like radiating from a dot, its legs and feet are bright yellow, because of the special pattern, in the "climbing pet circle" is sought after by many players. This kind of turtle, private transaction price is very expensive, a 15-20 pounds of "radiation tortoise" to sell to about 80,000-130,000 yuan, to the pattern and size as the standard.

Leopard tortoises, smaller than radiation tortoises, have a pattern like a golden leopard on their backs, also known as "leopard turtles".

It is understood that as these turtles get older, the pattern on their backs will become more and more beautiful, and the price will become higher and higher.

After the crime of endangering precious and endangered wild animals is implemented

Some players are eager to sell, and the price has dropped a lot

During the investigation, the police also found other clues, and by August 5, the Fuyang police had launched arrests in many places inside and outside the province, and successively arrested 10 criminal suspects such as Luo Mou and Shen Mou.

They are all in the "pet climbing circle", both the upper family and the lower home, most of them are twenty or thirty years old, "there are their own companies, there are pet shops, there are also employees of foreign companies, as well as college students, etc.", said Police Officer Wang, a police officer handling the case.

Among them, Shanghai Li is a staff, he found 3 rhinoceros iguanas at home, Luo mou is Fuyang to open a pet shop, before being arrested, Lu helped him sell a radiation tortoise, sold 6800 yuan, he left himself 1800 yuan, the other to Luo Mou.

Gao Mou, 19 years old, he also likes rhinoceros iguanas, but has no money, and exchanges his laptop worth more than 10,000 yuan with Lu to buy one.

These "iguanas", tortoises are expensive, "iguanas" mainly depend on the size and thickness of the legs to determine, about 70 cm long about 10,000 yuan, tens of thousands of yuan is also very common.

This year, everyone knows that the crime of endangering precious and endangered wild animals has been implemented, and some players are eager to sell, and the price has dropped a lot, such as a tortoise originally cost 8,000 to 10,000 yuan, and later dropped to three or five thousand yuan.

The Fuyang police have handled it this year

There were 9 wildlife-related criminal cases

In this case, The Fuyang police seized a total of 8 live rhinoceros iguanas, 1 Chinese and American spiny-tailed iguana, 3 live radiating tortoises and 3 leopard tortoises.

The 15 wild animals, all of which are exotic species, have been safely sent to the Zhejiang Wildlife Rescue Center.

Why would anyone like a pet like a rhinoceros iguana?

"It's a kind of curiosity," the police analyzed, for the player, "this is a game to cultivate, you can watch them grow up." ”

Raising this kind of alternative pet, have their own circle, everyone likes to dry their own treasures in the group of friends, from the current police investigation, for the time being, no one has been found to hatch and breed. Lu once bought an incubator for eggs born from rhino iguanas to do incubation experiments, but failed.

It is also understood that in the rescue center, since last year, there have been more precious wild animals such as tortoises that have been sent, some of which were seized and sent by the police, and some of which were sent after the original owner knew about the violation. At work, "criminal penalties may be exempted if voluntarily sent to the protective agency". However, like iguanas, in the rescue center, the same kind of small companions have not yet passed.

At present, Lu Mou has been approved by the procuratorate to arrest according to law, and several other criminal suspects have been taken criminal compulsory measures, and the case is still being further handled.

Since the beginning of this year, the Fuyang police have handled 9 criminal cases involving wild animals and taken criminal compulsory measures against 27 people.

Crimes against rare and endangered wild animals

Whoever illegally hunts or kills rare or endangered wild animals under key national protection, or illegally acquires, transports or sells rare or endangered wild animals and products under key national protection, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and shall also be fined;

【Source: Hangzhou Network】

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