Re:China calls on US to follow its lead in eradicating ivory...
by drzaiusapelord on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @04:43PM
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We've stopped dealing in it, except for whatever was grandfathered in 20+ years ago.
Meanwhile, animal welfare in China is an absolutely nightmare with many rare and endangered animals ground down into "sex powder" or whatever superstitious nonsense still rules Chinese culture and Chinese "alternative" medicine, which is a very popular pseudo-science.
Its only recently that China outlawed things like tiger penis and rhino horn, but the damage has already been done. China is still very much behind the times. Also the statistic of 70% of Chinese not knowing where ivory comes from is a scary prospect as selling the concept of more animal rights to people ignorant of the basics of the animal trade will be an uphill battle.
Meanwhile, animal welfare in China is an absolutely nightmare with many rare and endangered animals ground down into "sex powder" or whatever superstitious nonsense still rules Chinese culture and Chinese "alternative" medicine, which is a very popular pseudo-science.
Its only recently that China outlawed things like tiger penis and rhino horn, but the damage has already been done. China is still very much behind the times. Also the statistic of 70% of Chinese not knowing where ivory comes from is a scary prospect as selling the concept of more animal rights to people ignorant of the basics of the animal trade will be an uphill battle.
https://news.vice.com/article/china-outlaws-the-eating-of-ti...