China: live turtles in bags sold as key rings

Living turtles, fish and salamander in tiny bags of water are being sold in Beijing as key rings for children.

To the horror of animal rights activists, the sale of live animals as trinkets is a growing trend in China.

A vendor at Beijing market said "I sell fifty of these a day!"

"I bought one because my child wanted one", a mother explained

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