SocietyItalian authorities seize 377 exotic animals hidden in car at Sicily port

Italian authorities found 300 tortoises and 77 parrots packed into a car near the boarding area for a Malta-bound catamaran at Pozzallo port in Sicily. A Maltese man faces animal cruelty charges over the alleged attempt to transport them. Veterinarians found that 76 parrots belonged to species protected under the Washington Convention.