forbidden animal dealing
nounUK /fəˈbɪd.ən ˈæn.ɪ.məl ˈdiː.lɪŋ/
US /fɚˈbɪd.ən ˈæn.ə.məl ˈdiː.lɪŋ/
Selling animals that the law says you must not sell.
The police stopped the forbidden animal dealing at the market.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Buying or swapping protected animals without permission.
The rangers caught a group doing forbidden animal dealing with rare birds.
3. Any secret business that moves animals across borders illegally.
Customs officers work hard to stop forbidden animal dealing at the airport.
4. Trading pets that are banned because they are dangerous.
The town made a new rule against forbidden animal dealing in exotic snakes.