Vardy’s statement that he had found out how to buy a giraffe provoked a response from the American animal rights organization PETA, which said that “such statements would harm the animals.”
“I didn’t buy a giraffe, but I figured out how to buy it, and all kinds of animals,” Vardy said in an interview with the British newspaper, The Sun.
PETA responded to Vardy’s statement by saying: “Animals are not toys or garden decorations. Selling (exotic) animals is one of the biggest sources of criminal profits in the world.”
The organization also issued a statement saying: “Never buy exotic animals from any source, and support legislation that would make the possession of such animals illegal.”
Vardy and his wife, Rebecca, already own a number of pet dogs, including a guard dog they bought in 2018. The couple also raise chickens and have previously had to take measures to keep foxes away from their birds.
The PETA statement added: “The exotic pet trade is big business, and selling protected wildlife in stores, auctions or on the Internet is one of the biggest sources of criminal profits, and behind only the smuggling of weapons and drugs, but the animals pay the price.”
He concluded by saying: “Many of these animals do not survive when they are moved outside their environment, and those who escape from them often suffer in captivity and die early due to malnutrition, abnormal environment, loneliness and tremendous pressure from captivity.”
And this is not the first time that the Foundation has spoken about a Premier League player this season, as Kurt Zouma has condemned West Ham United player after footage emerged of him kicking his cat, which sparked an outcry against him.
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