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Shocking ads selling white lion and tiger cubs to Aussies appear on Facebook – Yahoo News Australia
Advertisements offering to sell exotic wildlife have been sent to Scamwatch by the Australian government.
Lion cubs, primates and exotic birds offered for sale on Australian social media pages have raised concerns among wildlife advocates.
White lion cubs are offered at $1700 dollars and white tiger cubs are slightly cheaper at $1550, according one seller who claimed to be based in Istanbul, Turkey.
While Australia has some of the worlds strictest quarantine measures, a seller told Yahoo News Australia that he can deliver exotic pets to Sydney and Melbourne from the Middle East.
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