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Couple Who Ran Pet Shop Also Ran Endangered Species Trade

First Posted: 06/16/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:10 PM ET

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The Independent:

A couple who ran a pet shop turned their hand to illegal trading in the skins and bones of some of the most endangered species in the world.
Graham and Norah Pitchforth sold on eBay, among others, a stuffed lion cub and birds of prey, monkey skulls, flying fox skulls, butterflies

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A couple who ran a pet shop turned their hand to illegal trading in the skins and bones of some of the most endangered species in the world. Graham and Norah Pitchforth sold on eBay, among others, a s...
A couple who ran a pet shop turned their hand to illegal trading in the skins and bones of some of the most endangered species in the world. Graham and Norah Pitchforth sold on eBay, among others, a s...
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