21.   The Nelsons, who sell animals to zoos around the world, are picky about those customers, too.

22.   The San Francisco animal welfare commission made the humane and trend-setting decision that selling live animals for food was cruel.

23.   The thief sold the animal to George Johnson, who blithely rode back to town.

24.   They can sell animals otherwise headed to a slaughterhouse to an enclosed-hunt business for three or four times what they are worth as meat.

25.   Though it is the most common way to sell an animal, a newspaper ad is also the most competitive.

26.   Up for consideration is a plan to require pet stores to notify buyers that permits are required and to inform the city when wild or exotic animals are sold.

27.   While many suggest simply selling his animals now rather than fattening them for market later, King stands defiant.

28.   After a court case from the NSPCA last year alleged cruel treatment and deprivation of food and water, Ghiazza sold seven animals to zoos in Europe.

29.   But because of stricter enforcement of wildlife protection laws, the center now cannot slaughter or sell the animals.

30.   Despite repeated crackdowns by authorities, the absence of legal sanctions has meant that traders have little to fear in buying and selling wild animals.