Tiger meat sold at Chinese zoo
A Chinese tiger park has been exposed for illegally having tiger meat on the menu of its restaurant.
When confronted with DNA evidence confirming that the meat served at the zoo was tiger the owner, ironically in Nepal at an international conference on saving the tiger, continued to deny it and turned nasty.
In 1993 China banned the sale of tiger bones and hides, which practically wiped out the market for traditional medicines made from tigers.
For centuries tiger products in China have been considered to have special healing qualities.
Tiger bones have been used to treat everything from skin disease and convulsions to laziness, malaria and rheumatism, while tiger penis is thought by many to be a powerful aphrodisiac.
It is believed that China is now considering lifting a ban on the sale of meat, bones and pelts, which is sure to horrify wildlife charities.
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