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I also saw the same man remove the gall bladders of
four snakes, ranging from finger- to wrist-sized, in the
following manner.
The anterior half of the snake's body
was placed inside sack and the man then applied thumb and
forefinger to the snake's body, squeezing it in a slow
downward movement to feel for the lump, that would be the
bladder. He then used a short penknife and made a shallow
incision about an inch long in the underside of the snake
body. He then used both hands to squeeze the bladder out
of the snake's body, which he removed with thumb and forefinger
During the removal of the bladder the snake was noticeably
more active
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obviously in pain.
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and had to be held down
forcibly.
In one corner of the shop I noticed a pile of dead
kraits. These had not been skinned and had probably died
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of malnutrition.
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I then visited the adjoining shop under the same name
of Sing Lai Hong, situated at 87 Fa Yuen Street as aforesaid.
This shop had a metal sliding gate and was dimly-lit inside.
The gate was shut at first, but was eventually opened and I
was permitted to enter the premises.
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On entering this shop I saw innumerable pigeons and.
ducks in both metal and bamboo/reed cages and/or baskets.
There were also white rabbits and mandarin ducks, and a small white stork roamed the premises quite freely. On the
floor of the shop were strewn the flattened and stiff bodies
of many dead birds, which no-one bothered to remove
move.
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