Hybrid Tadixermist Arrested For Using Endangered Species

Artist and Taxidermist Enrique Gomez de Molina creates hybrid animals by combining parts from different species into one new, and quite spectacular looking, creature that unfortunately may contain endangered species. Here's the story:

According to the report, he is charged with possessing the skins of a Java kingfisher, collared kingfisher, bird of paradise, and juvenile hawk-eagle as well as the carcasses of a slow loris and a mouse deer, all from Indonesia.

The artist had not obtained the required permits to import the animal parts, and police claim De Molina knew what he was doing was illegal as he asked the people he bought them from to wrap them in carbon paper, according to the MN Times.

The artist claims that he aimed to raise awareness with his work to the danger faced by a range of species...

His creations are interesting, but knowingly using endangered species is just plain wrong, and a terrible way to supposedly "raise awareness ...to the danger faced by" these animals.

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That's how Boba Fett smuggled Han Solo back to Jabba's place.

And yes, the dude's a hypocrite. that's like raising awareness about dying children by blowing up a children's hospital.

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Anyone know the signifigance of wrapping an item in carbon paper? Is that a way to attempt to evade detection?

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lol this is to raise awareness??
http://www.geekologie.com/2011/12/21/taxiwtfery-8.jpg

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The problem is not just about using endangered species, it's killing individuals in the name of art and money. So whether he's using an endangered bird of paradise or a rat it really doesn't matter at all for the individual who had his or her life taken away. It's equally immoral in the same way that we'd consider equally immoral to kill a chinese human and an icelandic human - both are individuals with their own lives and desires and both are equally deserving to live their lives without suffering in the name of something dispensable.