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Police Intercept 213 Smuggled Bear Paws
China Radio International ^ | 06/18/2013 | Xing Yihang

Posted on 06/17/2013 9:47:59 PM PDT by TexGrill

Local police have arrested two Russians trying to smuggle 213 brown bear paws, according to a source from Manzhouli Customs in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Monday.

The bear paws were found on May 22, in the possession of two Russians who were carrying them inside their car tyres whilst on their way to China.

The number of paws attempted to be smuggled is the highest recorded to date.

Bear's paw is a delicacy in Chinese cuisine and also used to treat rheumatism in traditional Chinese medicine.

(Excerpt) Read more at english.cri.cn ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chinaeconomy
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I was always wondering what happened to the 213 bear paws I was hiding in my closet.
1 posted on 06/17/2013 9:47:59 PM PDT by TexGrill
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2 posted on 06/17/2013 9:49:51 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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They’re illegally killing bears in America, too—and then they ship the parts they want to China.


3 posted on 06/17/2013 9:51:57 PM PDT by CondorFlight (I)
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Unbearable...


4 posted on 06/17/2013 9:53:43 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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That has got to be bad news for any species, finding out one of your organs is a traditional medicine for the most populous ethnicity on the planet. Several years ago I read an article where poachers were getting $1500 for a gall bladder out of a black bear.


5 posted on 06/17/2013 9:56:05 PM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: TexGrill

Why would they want to eat bear paws? Bear CLAWS are much better.


6 posted on 06/17/2013 9:56:35 PM PDT by married21
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To: TexGrill; a fool in paradise
Mmmmmmmmm... bear paw.

Ingredients 1-1/2 cups cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 5 cups all-purpose flour, divided 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast 1-1/4 cups half-and-half cream 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 egg white 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar 1/2 cup almond paste, cubed 1 tablespoon water Coarse or granulated sugar Sliced almonds Directions

7 posted on 06/17/2013 9:59:51 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: TexGrill

That would be 52 four legged bears and one 5 legged bear.


8 posted on 06/17/2013 10:01:25 PM PDT by eastforker (Cruz for steam in 2016)
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Mucho thanks!


9 posted on 06/17/2013 10:04:15 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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Those freakin’ Chinese are singlehandedly wiping out species after species in pursuit of a hot time with TingTing or curing a bellyache. With their so-strict forced effort to limit their population, it would seem they don’t need artificial aids to perform in the bedroom. Why then are they killing so many animals, and in such cruel ways, to make their marital aids and such?


10 posted on 06/17/2013 10:08:15 PM PDT by EinNYC
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The looks of those tires must have been apawling.


11 posted on 06/17/2013 10:09:15 PM PDT by eastforker (Cruz for steam in 2016)
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To: EinNYC

You mean like eatin oysters?


12 posted on 06/17/2013 10:10:34 PM PDT by eastforker (Cruz for steam in 2016)
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You wanna eat oysters, you go right ahead. They have only a very rudimentary nervous system and so would not probably feel a lot of pain when opened.


13 posted on 06/17/2013 10:13:14 PM PDT by EinNYC
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Why did the cops stop the two Russians if the paws were hidden in the tires? Were they not sobear?


14 posted on 06/17/2013 10:15:35 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: Vendome

Thank you for the lol.

15 posted on 06/17/2013 10:17:17 PM PDT by schm0e ("we are in the midst of a coup.")
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To: EinNYC

Hell I would eat anything that didn’t eat me first, bear stew and a bear skin rug sounds good.


16 posted on 06/17/2013 10:20:19 PM PDT by eastforker (Cruz for steam in 2016)
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To: Revolting cat!

Yes, the tread was bear.


17 posted on 06/17/2013 10:21:18 PM PDT by eastforker (Cruz for steam in 2016)
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To: EinNYC

The strongest liquor I ever tasted was bear juice. When I was in South Korea I met a group of liquor hunters, who made it their sole missions in life to find and drink the strongest liquor that wouldn’t kill you. They insisted that alcoholic drinks made in China were always the strongest. I took one shot of bear juice and felt drunk for 3 days. I was unable to down a 2nd shot.


18 posted on 06/17/2013 10:42:37 PM PDT by TexGrill (Don't mess with Texas)
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Russians who were carrying them inside their car tyres whilst on their way to China.

Bear's paw is a delicacy in Chinese cuisine

Just yesterday I had a delicious flank steak that I had placed inside my tire while driving to Canada and back.

19 posted on 06/17/2013 10:51:22 PM PDT by eartrumpet
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To: eastforker

I can’t bear this thread any more, it’s getting tiresome!


20 posted on 06/17/2013 10:52:48 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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