African Clawed Frog Invasion

(San Francisco, CA) This report indicates that there will be no ethical treatment for the African Clawed Frog. With their large tongueless mouths, they'll eat anything, even birds. They also breed "like crazy" and spread quickly.

"They are a threat," said Dr. David Wake, an emeritus professor of integrative biology at the University of California-Berkeley. "They change the environment quite profoundly."

Another problem is that the African Clawed Frog exhibits a level of invulnerability to varying environmental conditions. It can live under ice, in salty water, and burrowed in the ground.

The frogs have been outlawed as pets, however, they are used in biological and medical experiments. It's theorized that researchers released the animals to the environment to save them from destruction.

I'm surprised that the Animal Liberation Front and PETA haven't weighed in on this situation. The frogs are animals used in gruesome and cruel experiments! Don't they have rights? Plus, it's said they're also cute. Where is PETA? Where's the ethical outrage? Where are the protesters?

To digress, some cartoonist should be putting together a Saturday morning animated program idea where African killer bees saddled on African clawed frogs are defending an imaginary kingdom. It would be a hit.