Cheetahs sprinting to extinction as cub trade thrives

Every year an estimated 300 cheetah cubs are trafficked through Somaliland to wealthy buyers in the Middle East seeking exotic pets. Snatched from their mothers, shipped out of Africa to war-torn Yemen and onward to the Gulf, a cub that survives the ordeal can fetch up to $15,000 on the black market. N°9RG7GB

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