Louis Vuitton purchase Phl croc skins

  The first and only crocodile abattoir Mindanao finally began operation Wednesday in the city Kapalong, Davao del Norte, manufacturer Louis Vuitton are sold with the shells in the luxury bag.

Vicente Mercado, chairman of JK Mercado and Sons Agricultural Enterprises, Inc. (JKMSAE), the crocodile farm and slaughterhouse, the end skins and other bag manufacturers high they get saltwater crocodiles Crocodylus porosus or places slaughtered.

Crocodile leather quality command a high price and will be sold per centimeter.

Located in Barangay Katipunan New Kapalong on 10 acres of farm breeds JKMSAE more than 6,000 crocodiles, both for nature conservation (mindorensis species Crocodylus) and commercial purposes.

The crocodile slaughter is the largest and most modern in the country, the second considered.

Mercado said the killings JKMSAE at least 24 crocodiles per day.
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Reptiles first one electrical stunning and the coil is switched off before their brains are removed to ensure that the crocodiles are dead.

Mercado said that if the skin is sold to manufacturers of luxury bag, crocodile meat, on the other hand, is sold on the local market and made into candy.

Mercado said that the crocodiles are very important for the ecological balance of the productivity of wetlands, where the company is also in the conservation efforts.

International trade in crocodile leather is governed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the "controlled acts regulating trade in endangered species, including hybrids and offspring, through a system of permits and certificates."

There are only three crocodile farms in the country to be registered with CITES.

JKMSAE Crocodile Farm is open to tourists and other visitors who want to learn more about the crocodile industry.