Singapore keeps a tight rein on the sale and licensing of pets, including banning the keeping of most animals not native to Singapore. But interest in the illicit pet trade continues to thrive.
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0:00 - Introduction 0:25 - Getting fined and the Wildlife Act 0:48 - Demand for illegal exotic pets in Singapore 1:20 - Consequences of keeping illegal exotic pets 1:42 - Singapore combating illegal wildlife trade 2:06 - Truck driver who smuggled 337 birds into Singapore 2:23 - Regulations for importing or exporting endangered species 2:55 - Peanut, the red-footed tortoise found abandoned 3:11 - Walnut, the red-footed tortoise found badly injured 3:27 - Jerry, the radiated tortoise is a critically endangered species 3:54 - Improving regulation of exotic pet ownership in Singapore
