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Kirkie · 23-10-2008, 04:51 PM

I signed up via http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/518761759 . The Tortoise Trust article now includes Walmart in the USA (therefore Asda in the UK) as suppliers of reptiles to the chinese food trade. This isn't just a fight against big business its a fight against generations of a cultural difference. There is still a thriving illegal import trade of wild caught turtles from Asia for the Chinese food market. Some of the images are distressing but the topic can be found at:
http://www.nwf.org/NationalWildlife/...articleID=1188

Were not immune to this ingrained cultural ignorance. Right here in the UK the Eel population (ok not cute, unlikely to be kept as pets but bear with me ) has been decimated (thought to be 98% of the population dead) by a virus. What has happened here?have we sought to ban the use of Eels in cuisine (I'm from London remember

) no. Whats happened is that Elvers, the tiny young of Eels, have become a delicacy. They, are fried, alive, and served up to mugs who will happily pay exorbitant prices for the dubious pleasure and Gordon bleeding Ramsey glorifies it on one of his stupid macho "hunting" trips on his TV show.

23-10-2008, 04:51 PM	#13
Kirkie Senior Member Adult Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4,887	I signed up via http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/518761759 . The Tortoise Trust article now includes Walmart in the USA (therefore Asda in the UK) as suppliers of reptiles to the chinese food trade. This isn't just a fight against big business its a fight against generations of a cultural difference. There is still a thriving illegal import trade of wild caught turtles from Asia for the Chinese food market. Some of the images are distressing but the topic can be found at: http://www.nwf.org/NationalWildlife/...articleID=1188 Were not immune to this ingrained cultural ignorance. Right here in the UK the Eel population (ok not cute, unlikely to be kept as pets but bear with me ) has been decimated (thought to be 98% of the population dead) by a virus. What has happened here?have we sought to ban the use of Eels in cuisine (I'm from London remember ) no. Whats happened is that Elvers, the tiny young of Eels, have become a delicacy. They, are fried, alive, and served up to mugs who will happily pay exorbitant prices for the dubious pleasure and Gordon bleeding Ramsey glorifies it on one of his stupid macho "hunting" trips on his TV show. Last edited by Kirkie; 23-10-2008 at 05:10 PM.