– 11,000 crocodiles –
According to security guards at Cocodrilos Continental, there are 11,000 American crocodiles spread out over 135 pools hidden by weeds and bushes turned green by recent rains. Some 60 newborn crocs are among them. An on-site clinic meant to look after around 70 ailing crocodiles has ceased to function.
The farm’s website says the crocodile business was created to generate profits by exporting meat and skin to the United States, while also “preserving the species”. It had a yearly budget of $1 million to pay employees’ wages and food for the animals.
Three farm employees who refused to give their names told AFP they were thinking of looking for jobs elsewhere because they haven’t been paid beyond the second week of October.
But if they did so, they warned, people living nearby would likely rush in to grab the crocodiles to eat.
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