SURINAME – “We won’t rest until this has become a thing of the past,” said Ruth de Windt on behalf of the representatives from various animal rights organizations as she presented a petition to the chairwoman of Parliament, Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, on Thursday. The activists are  urging Parliament to put an end to the sale of exotic animals next to the public road. 1,700 signatures were added to the petition. A couple of thousand people also supported this campaign online. “We represent at least five thousand people who are against this treatment of the animals,” said Romano Jalimsingh from the  Green Heritage Fund Suriname…[+]