Cruel killings, overexploitation... what if we limited imports of frog legs?

If we had to measure the quality of biodiversity in a natural environment by a sound, then the croaking of amphibians would undoubtedly be one of the most striking indicators.

Except that the overexploitation of frog populations for culinary purposes in many countries is now reducing many wetlands to silence.

And threatens the survival of many species highly prized for their “thighs”.

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In a letter addressed to the environment ministers of the European Union (EU), including Christophe Béchu, 42 animal protection associations denounce the “predominant role” of the EU in the “massive and uncontrolled importation” of wild amphibians from third countries.

“France is, by far, the largest consumer country in Europe,” underline the signatories of this letter written at the initiative of the NGO Robin des Bois.

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