Cruelty

[Charlotte Benedict]

I wanted to post this article I found while surfing the web for care on African Dwarf frogs. Turns out, these frogs are the most abused and neglected frog on the market. Here is the article

Live African dwarf frogs tortured in Brookstone's Frog-O-Sphere (video) - National Green Living | Examiner.com

After reading the article, I went to the nearest toy store, Learning Express, which sells these. I took pictures of them, which are at the bottom of the page. They advertise "genetically enhanced frogs straight from their special laboratory." Each of these 4x4 cubes can apparently, according to the advertisements, house 2-4 frogs comfortably.

There are so many more articles on the cruelty. Like this one

Green Earth Customer Calls on Store to Stop Selling Frogs as Toys | Change.org News

It isn't only African Dwarf frogs, leopard frogs are on their way up the "most blatantly abused animal list" too. In this kit, Planet Frog will sell you 2 tadpoles to live in a plastic rain forest environment. I don't know about you, but most leopard frogs I see don't live in the RAINFOREST!

Uncle Milton's Toys | Ant Farm® | Planet Frog®



Frogs are already suffering from population declines do to humans in the wild, but in captivity they are supposed to be cared for properly and safe. This is not how any animal deserves to be treated. I wanted to reach out somehow, to tell people about these trends, and what better way then a frog forum with dedicated and caring frog lovers.

One last link, SAVE THE FROGS! , to the first and only public charity helping to save amphibians worldwide. Thanks for reading this guys.

[BlueisallIneed]

Brookstone Stops Selling Frog-O-Spheres | PETA.org PETA did good now amazon needs to be stopped too and any others!

[Heatheranne]

That's terrible!

Amphibian Ark also helps save them. We should start a petition against the "toys".

[Shade38]

OMG this turns my stomach! I couldn't watch the whole video (the undercover one.) No aeration? No heat? Grabbing them by the legs with your fingers? WTF?!

I kept Aquatic Dwarf Frogs in my dorm room in college. I was young, dumb, and drunk half the time, and even *I* knew better than to do any of that.