Animals job carries hazards
NZPA Auckland The World Society for the Protection of Animals is looking for a research officer — a job described as hazardous rather than dangerous. The position with the society’s South-East AsiaPacific headquarters in Auckland is part of a plan to increase regional involvement in animal protection and is backed by 400 member societies in 44 countries.
The job involves travelling to deal with issues from frog leg traders in Bangladesh to live sheep exports from Australia and New Zealand.
A section director, Neil Wells, said the Bangladesh frog leg trade had become so widespread the frogs were no longer controlling the spread of disease-carrying insects. The previous society director for the eastern area had a price on his head in Thailand — where the society had been fighting the illegal trade in live animals.
“But it is insulting — the price was only about 100 baht — that’s about five or ten dollars.”
“It’s not a cushy number — some of our officers have certainly been in dangerous situations.”
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Press, 30 December 1988, Page 6
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