Tigers BOILED UP to make wine: Animals starve to death in rusty cages in China for aphrodisiac [tr]

UK Daily Mail ^ | March 18, 2016 | George Knowles

[C19fan]

Thousands of tigers are dying in wretched conditions on farms masquerading as wildlife parks to feed a booming multi-million dollar business in China for wine made with their bones, a MailOnline investigation reveals. Newly-wealthy Chinese customers who cling to the traditional belief that tiger bone wine makes you stronger and peps up your sex life are paying up to £400 a bottle and driving a phenomenal growth in tiger farming.

[C19fan]

This is the dark side of the people who think natural remedies are great. It is not just herbs that are used in so called traditional medicines. Look at all the poor animals slaughtered for these quack remedies. Aren't boner pills available in China?

[TMA62]

Not to mention Tiger Penis Soup. YES. In Asia, this soup is considered a delicacy and aphrodisiac.

Poor tigers.

[circlecity]

"Aren't boner pills available in China?"

Yeah, but I think they like those a made from ground up rhinoceros horn so you run right back into the same problem.

[IronJack]

From what I can gather, the Chinese believe that anything disgusting is an aphrodisiac and male potency enhancer. So I suggest we send them Hillary Clinton ...

[Fightin Whitey]

Not good for anybody.

[USNBandit]

Having a body part the Chinese use as an aphrodisiac is a sure fire path to the endangered species list. Rhino horn? Really? I know there is a species of rhino on in Asia, but how did African rhino horn make that list? Several years ago there was a rash of black bear poaching in Appalachia because the poachers were getting a large sum for their gall bladders.

[onedoug]

Embarrassing human stupidity.

[loungitude]

What a bunch of dirt-bags.

[T-Bone Texan]

BUT BUT BUT.....All cultures are equal, my government tells me.

Does this mean I am no better than a tiger penis eater?

I hope not.

[SunkenCiv]

"So what?!? Kellogg has exploited Tony the Tiger for decades! Death to America!"

[Fresh Wind]

Seems Jon Stewart made a comment about Hillary back in 2008...

“That look is where boners go to die.”

[huldah1776]

Soy is like estrogen. No wonder they have such problems.

[GOPJ]

This is the dark side of the people who think natural remedies are great.

Yes, yes it is....

[TigersEye]

Not good for those tigers that’s for sure.

[ClearBlueSky]

For a culture so anti children that they abort and abandon them they sure are obsessed with virility. Sex yes...babies no. And we worry about the tigers and not the girl babies...