The Chinese strident demand for rhino horn, tiger penis, shark fins and bear bladders, all of which are used by fabulously wealthy men (whales) in Communist China, is the single biggest reason for poachers to slaughter endangered animals. Gram-for-gram it’s more expensive than any narcotic.
There has been a lot of discussion about Chinese Wet Markets since the Chinese Plague began to create havoc worldwide, but this is another discussion that the world needs to have with the Communist Chinese. It is just one more odious practice that they undertake with glee.
On the black market in South Africa, the horn of the white rhino sells for up to $3,000 a pound, but on Asian black markets it wholesales for five to 10 times that. (National Geographic Report)
Somebody ought to tell these people about Viagra, but in Communist China, the suffering of animals is inconsequential, no matter how rare and precious they are. To be fair, the market exists throughout Asia, but the BIG MARKET is Communist China. The issue of practices in
Communist Chinese pay poachers huge money for bear gall bladders as well. (A Canadian Investigation) The bears were allegedly killed for their gallbladders, which are worth a small fortune on the Asian black market for their supposed healing properties. On Quebec’s black market, a bear’s gallbladder can sell for up to $250. In China that figure rises to $10,000.
The only thing that poachers take are the gall bladders.
It’s very much the same with Tiger Penis. Tiger penis is said to have near magical healing properties. The tiger is killed, the penis is cut off and the rest of the animal is left to rot.
“Tiger penis, is consumed in restaurants in parts of China and is commonly offered as a soup delicacy. People have been known to spend up to $5700 (£3000) on a particularly rare tiger penis dish, something that needed to be ordered months in advance.”
Shark Fin soup is another delicacy wherein Chinese fisheries target sharks, catch them, cut off the dorsal fin and then dump them back into the ocean. Shark finning kills an estimated 100 million or more sharks globally per year. Tens of millions more sharks and rays are killed each year, primarily through illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing. (more here)
Yeah, they are nuts.
Also primitive, superstitious screwheads. Highly questionable honor, as well.
-Kle.
All true. I think that the nations of the world are close to (en-masse) canceling their debts with China.
Wonder just how much non-nuclear mischief the chicoms could/would cause if that were to happen….?
People would shoot back.
Disgusting. And many of the China apologists are against meat hunting.
The radical left in the US isn’t saying much positive about China post-plague. The slaughter of rare animals and the disclosures about the brutal and cruel nature of wet markets, eating cats (which angers a lot of liberals in particular), etc. just reveals who they are at their core. We need to take our toys and go home. Leave China to its own devices. I think that the rest of the world will too.
All the more reason to nuke ’em till they glow.
Thanks for the post.
Paul L. Quandt
…and use their asses for runway lights.
“cacelling debt en masse” — yes, please.
I see the world doing that.
I hope. What are the repercussions?
If the world turned on China and acted in concert, there’s not much that the Chinese could do. They could also be ejected from the WTO. There are a number of sanctions that could be laid on them – and China won’t have many if any defenders.
My understanding is that rhino horn and similar contraband seized by authorities is destroyed. Sometimes in a public fiery spectacle for the infotainment complex. This strikes me as throwing away an opportunity.
I think that seized rhino horn, gallbladders, etc, should be salted with polonium or a similarly lethal substance, then released back into the wild. Word will get around, discouraging use. Also, some people may decide to “take revenge” on those in the supply chain. Why fight bad people when you can get them to off each other?
But what do I know?
Mike_C what can I say? You’re a man after my own heart.
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