Still Waters Posted June 18, 2013 #1 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Customs officials at Manzhouli, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, discovered a haul of 213 wild bear paws that had been hidden in a vehicle by two Russian nationals, the biggest seizure of smuggled paws ever made by Chinese customs. The initial investigation found the paws may come from the brown bear, which is a nationally protected animal in China. http://www.globaltim...ml#.UcDCp9h-odU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted June 18, 2013 #2 Share Posted June 18, 2013 With all of today's technology and vast knowledge easily accessible through the internet, why are there still people in developed nations that rely on "hocus pocus" medicine like bear's paws and tiger bones and what have you? I'm guessing the majority of the user's are from a generation that isn't as accepting of this new age. I expect a large portion of that illegal animal medicine market will disappear in the near future as the older generation passes on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted June 18, 2013 #3 Share Posted June 18, 2013 With all of today's technology and vast knowledge easily accessible through the internet, why are there still people in developed nations that rely on "hocus pocus" medicine like bear's paws and tiger bones and what have you? I'm guessing the majority of the user's are from a generation that isn't as accepting of this new age. I expect a large portion of that illegal animal medicine market will disappear in the near future as the older generation passes on. We can only hope but I wouldn't count on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted June 18, 2013 #4 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Dang, that's a lot of bear paws, which means a lot of dead bears(50+?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted June 20, 2013 #5 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Dang, that's a lot of bear paws, which means a lot of dead bears(50+?) I checked just to be sure and yes it's definitely 50+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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