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Patong, Phuket: Following complaints from tourists and animal rights activists, Kathu Police Superintendent Arayapan Pukbuakhao has declared Patong an 'Iguana Free Zone'.
“Many tourists complained about iguana handlers putting the reptiles on them without permission, especially on Soi Bangla. Some tourists got scratched when the handlers pulled them off. NGOs have also complained about the practice,” he told the Gazette.
For years iguana handlers have made a living in the area by having tourists pose with the reptiles and snapping pictures of them for a charge.
