Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Why would you ruin perfectly good wine by putting a dead tiger in it!?

Hello,
I can't believe they actually do this. In some parts of South East Asia, people raise tigers specifically for the purpose to put their skeletons into wine. The trading of tiger parts was banned in China in 1993, but this practice continues. The female tigers are forced to produce three times their regular amount of cubs, most of which are given to "wet nurses" before they're weaned. The tigers are shoved into small cages, all for the purpose of getting their pelts and bones. Many groups advocate for the closing of these farms, but I disagree. That would increase the amount of poaching that would be done. Pelt farming I could understand, but really, WWYRPGWBPDTI?
Here's the link;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8487122.stm

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