EXPORT BAN on Nigers as.s..huge demand in China

[Cheek busting]

The Chinese have a lot of crazy ideas about how things work based on old bat **** crazy traditions.

Like their whole fascination with cooking animals alive. For some reason they think it will make the meat taste better to cook a animal alive.

Not Only is it insanely cruel, but it makes no sense, causing stress on the animal is terrible for the meat.

Holy ****, I had no idea cooking animals alive was another one of their "traditions."

Yeah - the stress and panic on that poor animal, if anything, would foul the flavor of the meat, not enhance it...

That is very disturbing.

[Cheek busting]

Them bastards find a way to make animals and their parts valuable.
From seahorse, snakes, birds and bugs to the largest animal you could possibly think.
They even have brontosaurus syrup to cure common herpes.FFS.

Lol brontosaurus syrup...

Yeah, and the Chinese have some of the most modern cities with the greatest infrastructure - huge, beautiful skyscrapers... They also have one of the higher IQ's as a people, on average.

I admire the Chinese for their ingenuity and desire to advance technologically.

But I guess some traditions die hard. And new ones are created to exploit people there.

[AddiX]

No intiende hermano.

Burning animals alive causes a lot of stress obviously, releasing a ton of adrenaline which will cause the meat to toughen up and taste worse.

My girlfriend used to buy a whole pig, and one time when we went to pick it up, they said we couldn't take it because It was refusing to move and they didn't want to force it and scare it because it Would cause it stress and fck the meat up.

[MDPopescu]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37286811

Niger has banned the export of donkeys, warning that a three-fold increase in trade, mainly to Asian countries, is threatening its donkey population.

"If the export continues the animals will be decimated," a government official has told the BBC.

China imports many donkey hides, using the gelatin in medicinal tonics, aphrodisiacs and anti-ageing creams.

In August, neighbouring Burkina Faso banned the export of donkey skins on similar grounds.
"About 80,000 donkeys have been exported so far this year compared to 27,000 last year," Atte Issa, at Niger's livestock ministry, said.

The government has also banned the slaughter of any donkeys within Niger.

The BBC's Baro Arzika in Niger's capital, Niamey, says the trade in donkeys has become so profitable that livestock sellers are abandoning other animals for the donkey trade.

A donkey now costs between $100 (£75) and $145, when it used to cost about $34.
A similar price hike in donkey skin was witnessed in Burkina Faso where the animal's hide rose from about $4 (£3) a few years ago to $50.

In both countries donkeys are commonly used to transport goods, though some communities eat their meat.

The ban was issued through a joint decree by Niger's ministries of farming, finance and internal affairs and trade.
Gelatin made from donkey skin is highly prized in China as a medicinal tonic, thought to nourish the blood, boost the immune system and act as a general pick-me-up. It is sometimes referred to as one of the "three nourishing treasures" (zi bu san bao), along with ginseng and the antlers of young deer.

The most famous donkey gelatin is produced in Dong'e County in north-eastern Shandong Province, where it is traditionally made with the local well-water.

Donkey gelatin is sometimes mixed with walnuts, goji berries and other tonic foods and sold in dark, gummy slabs that can be eaten as a snack.

Health and longevity is a Chinese national obsession, and tonic foods like this are often lavishly packaged and presented as expensive gifts.

Aside from gelatin, donkey meat is a delicacy in some Chinese regions, especially in the north of the country.

Here, the lean meat is often simmered in a richly-spiced broth, and then cooled, sliced and served with a refreshing dip of chopped garlic and vinegar. The meat has a fine, dense texture and a marvellous flavour that's a little reminiscent of beef.

In northern Hebei province, one famous snack is the lu rou huo shao, in which chopped, spiced donkey meat is mixed with fresh green chilli and stuffed into a layered pastry - its name is sometimes translated into English as a "donkey burger".

Donkey meat may also be made into soups and stews.

As the Chinese middle classes have grown richer, demand for donkey gelatin and other tonic delicacies has soared - in January the New York Times reported that a shortage of donkey gelatin had encouraged a boom in imitation products.
fuckin bait click...

The "system" doesn't let me send you green k just now...

[Amazinger]

Burning animals alive causes a lot of stress obviously, releasing a ton of adrenaline which will cause the meat to toughen up and taste worse.

My girlfriend used to buy a whole pig, and one time when we went to pick it up, they said we couldn't take it because It was refusing to move and they didn't want to force it and scare it because it Would cause it stress and fck the meat up.

So you're main concern is not really on the well being of the "live"animal but rather on the meat you could get out of it.

[Amazinger]

Lol brontosaurus syrup...

Yeah, and the Chinese have some of the most modern cities with the greatest infrastructure - huge, beautiful skyscrapers... They also have one of the higher IQ's as a people, on average.

I admire the Chinese for their ingenuity and desire to advance technologically.

But I guess some traditions die hard. And new ones are created to exploit people there.

I admire them too, especially the really old tradition.

[AddiX]

Holy ****, I had no idea cooking animals alive was another one of their "traditions."

Yeah - the stress and panic on that poor animal, if anything, would foul the flavor of the meat, not enhance it...

That is very disturbing.

Well, I dunno if its a "tradition", as much as its just something they do because they've been doing it for a long time.

My guess is they believe it is fresher to cook that way?

But yeah, it's pretty sick, seeing an animal being cooked alive in a fire, or boiled alive is pretty disturbing.

[AddiX]

So you're main concern is not really on the well being of the "live"animal but rather on the meat you could get out of it.

Torturing animals is no good, but this is not only cruel, it's also causing the opposite desired effect.

[Teetotaler]

I regret clicking this thread

[Zaroku]

Read that title completely wrong at first

You was thinking racist hockey crap right?