Coloured frogs
Coloured frogs are now the latest rage in China. Not beautiful and exotic ones, but those that have been made colourful unnaturally.
To achieve such colours, the frogs are bathed in powerful lasers, various chemicals and dyes. These are toxic and no doubt cause a lot of harm and suffering to the frogs.
Frogs which are subjected to this type of treatment will definitely not live long and instead suffer from various diseases due to the harsh chemicals and stress. It is sad that weaker, harmless creatures are put through so much suffering in the name of entertainment and profit.
Let’s hope that this fad dies out soon and spares hundreds of frogs from suffering. It’s very nauseating in fact.
Tsem Rinpoche
Coloured Frogs Big Hit in China
Just like tattooed gold fish and live turtles sealed in keychains, artificially dyed frogs have been sold in China for a few years now, despite complaints from animal activists and warnings from animal welfare experts.
It seems regular frogs weren’t cheerful-looking enough for some people, so they decided to add a bit more colour to mother nature’s design, through modern technology.
Using various devices and techniques, including lasers and bombarding the poor amphibians with large amounts of industrial chemicals which are absorbed by their skin, they create what is known as coloured frogs.
For some reason, many Chinese seem to like these radioactive-looking frogs
The colours are vibrant and apparently last for up to 4-5 years.
For some reason, many Chinese seem to like these radioactive-looking frogs, and they are in very high demand at aquariums and ponds across the country.
Some even buy them as pets for their children, and vendors say people “like the bright colours because they are so cheerful”.
Unfortunately, few of them understand that the high doses of chemicals are lethal as indicated by signs like “Not for human consumption” on the side of their tanks.
Experts say thousands of tropical frogs could die as a result of this coloured frog trend.
Source: Oddity Central
Published July 7 2011
(Source: http://www.dailychilli.com/news/12705-coloured-frogs-bit-hit-in-china)
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Thank you Rinpoche. This is something new to me and it’s so cruel. I’ve heard about dogs being injected with certain types of chemical to stop them from growing but this is worse. I’ve been under laser and needles. Trust me it’s not an enjoyable process. Imagine the pain the frogs have to go through and the disease they have to endure during their existence as a frog. May they never have to endure pain worse than this.
China strikes again…..from substituted chemicals in milk powder, fake ingredients in packaged food, live fish in key chains to colored frogs….
I urge people not to follow the business idea and we should refrain from buying these colored frogs to reduce the demand.
Om Mani Pad Me Hung……
They did it again! Sick people with sick ideas for money. Let alone the sufferings of the animals but how it will educate the next generations and today’s people. Are they trying to tell people that these animals are “cute”?
People these days will come out with anything for the sake of money, very sickening. These animals suffered for nothing and we get to live comfortably and earning a good buck too! But i believe karma, no ones gets away with anything. We have to educate the youth, the kids that not to follow these young acts. Education is very important!
Just like what Margaret had commented, we had to stop so they will stop supply because of no demand. Simply because there are not as cute as they seemed to be.
Just imagine how selfish we are, all manifested in different ways. I just feel very sick. What they or people these days concerned is money, anything can get more money they will do it irregardless whether another party will suffer or not.
If we do not educate our younger generation how to be kind now, future situation will be even worse.
Sometimes human can be so creative in a scary way. Who will think so something like this? Just to imagine someone injected some coloring into our body and we change into the certain color, we will not going to be happy, NO WAY.
We should not buy any of this “product” as a pet just because of their vibrant color. We shouldn’t spend our money to bring others suffering.
Money can really makes someone lost themselves, because we want something so badly, we can easily bring suffer to others, as long as we got my money or anything i like, this is the trend nowadays.
Personally we must hold our mind strong, we might not be able to help, but at least we do not harm others. This is terrible but also good for us to reflect our own mind.
Sickening people with sickening ideas…!! They think they are creative..!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!! They just being selfish to harm those helpless beings!! NO BUYING, NO DEMAND!!