animal trafficking

Noun

animal trafficking (uncountable)

1. The capture and smuggling of animals for exploitative purposes, particularly illegally.
   • Certainly animal trafficking is a cruel prospect, even if one does not account for the animals that are killed just for their parts.2010 April 12, Meghan Pastor, “The Legal, Moral and Biological Implications of Poaching and Illegal Animal Trafficking on an International Scale”, in Pell Scholars and Senior Theses, volume 47...
   • With animal trafficking profits rivaling arms and drug trades, it is imperative for nations across the Americas to collectively tackle this issue through a harmonized, stringent legal framework before countless more species are lost.2023 December 13, Erick Wilson, “Unleashing the Beast: Confronting Animal Trafficking as Organized Crime in the Americas”, in University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, volume 55, number 1...

   Synonyms:

   wildlife trafficking, animal smuggling, wildlife smuggling