I wonder whether anyone else has been receiving the same emails as the one quoted below and if so whether they've been tempted to buy from a supplier who makes no reference to a certificate entitling them to export the feathers of an endangered species.

I've noticed that the amount of JC capes on offer lately is expanding and that the price is becoming increasingly affordable. On the face of it this is a good thing perhaps but are we in fact complicit in an illegal trade which is helping to exterminate a species for our own selfish ends?
This is the (unedited) email in question -

Dear Sir.

It gives us immense pleasure to let you know that we are one of the leading supplier of indian domestic feathers and other feathers in india.

Since you are in this trade for long with great reputation so we would like to avail the opportunity to enlist our name in your exporters list.

We supply the follwoing feathers:

1. Cock capes natural and dyed in all grades
2. Hen capes natural and dyed
3. Cock saddle natural and dyed
4. Hen saddle natural and dyed ( Speckled Hen Back)
5. Guinea fowl whole skin natural and dyed
5. Guinea fowl body feathers strung and bundles and loose
6. Guines fowl wings left and right
7. TURKEY W H ITE FEAT H ERS
8. H EN WING QUILLS AND GUINEA FOWL WING QUILLS
9. Cock saddle strung

We also supply the following feathers

1. Peacock strung herls 5-7"
2. Peacock strung herls 8-12"
3. Peacock mottled wing quills 6-9"
4. Peacock mottled wing quills 10" up
5. Peacock golden plumage and blue plumage
6. Jungle Cock Capes all grades
7. King fisher whole skin
8. Heron feathers natural and dyed
9. Marabou feather

Since you have given many chances to other supplier, we request you once again to see our quality feathrs and we are confident that we will make you satisfy in terms of quality products and delivery time,

Please say something favourable,

Yours

Atiar Rahaman

SEAWINGS INTERNATIONAL
86 COLLIN STREET
KOLKATA 700 016
INDIA
Ph+ 91 9830507066
www.semofishing.com

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Do not buy these!!! They are a spam company, we get emails 3-4 times a day at work. I would reccomend you stay well away!

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Please......Just one more cast

Thanks for the warning Terry.

The e-mail is not 'spam'. Rather it is an attempt to further build up illegal trade in a burgoening UK jungle cock market.

Jungle Cock - more correctly Grey, or Sonnerat's, Jungle Fowl: Gallus sonneratii.
http://www.cites.org/eng/com/AC/23/E23-11-01.pdf
Listed in CITES (United Nations) 'Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species' Apendix II - which allows trade, with certification, in domestically reared stock only. These will be ringed/micro-chipped and properly identified.


The Kingfisher Alcedo atthis is not endangered. It would be a personal 5 'C's matter for fly-tying materials: "Caution, Certificate, Conscience, Conservation and Cost.

Add to this EU Law (Canadian seals' fur importation ban).