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The disgusting and diseased materials thus obtained - skins, skulls, teeth, bones, claws, bladders, penises and other organs torn from viciously butchered living beings - are then used to concoct an exotic variety of expensive and harmful potions which, incredibly, are still sought after by ignorant and superstitious consumers as so-called traditional medicines and foods. The Thai Society for the Conservation of Wild Animals, in co-operation with Care for the Wild International, the World Society for the Protection of Animals and other international animal welfare and conservation groups is working to protect bears - exploited as exotic 'emperor' food in Thailand, where bear-paw soup is considered a delicacy - and tigers which are illegally hunted for their skins and bones, as well as other endangered species. [For information on protecting Asia’s diminishing wildlife, contact: Tim Redford, Director, Thai Society for the Conservation of Wild Animals, 32 Prathum Ct 85/3-8 Soi Rajaprarop Makkasan, Bangkok 10400, Thailand, Fax: +66-2-248-1490. E-mail: tscwa@ibm.net] |