Thai News
Heard some guys talking about this in the office this morning, more spectacular news in Thailand:
BANGKOK, Thailand
VIP guests at the grand opening of the night safari zoo in northern Thailand will not only get to see exotic animals _ they'll get to taste them.
The Chiang Mai Night Safari Zoo will have its official opening on New Year's Day, and the "Exotic Buffet" marking the event will include tiger, lion, elephant and giraffe, said Plodprasop Suraswadi, the director of the zoo project.
"The VIP guest who pay 4,500 baht ($110) for the buffet will have the privilege of tasting an exotic menu, ranging from dog meat from (Thailand's Sakhon Nakhon province) to lion meat from Africa," Plodprasop told reporters.
Critics have lambasted the idea, saying that it will encourage wildlife trafficking in a country and region already notorious for smuggling tiger parts, bear claws and endangered species for Chinese delicacies, traditional medicines and pets.
"Serving rare animals on the table confirms that Thailand is ignoring policies for wildlife preservation," said Wildlife Fund Thailand secretary Suraphol Duangkae.
"Thailand's image is already bad for trading animals and being a transit and laundering point (for smugglers)," Suraphol said. "The zoo will make only the image worse by serving rare animals."
Kenya said last week it will give Thailand 175 wild animals _ including African buffalo, various species of antelope, zebra and giraffe _ as a gift to strengthen relations, but conservationists voiced concern that Thailand does not have a good track record of wildlife management and conservation.
The project, based on Singapore's Night Safari Zoo, will have 2,000 animals of about 100 different species.
(Associated Press)
BANGKOK, Thailand
VIP guests at the grand opening of the night safari zoo in northern Thailand will not only get to see exotic animals _ they'll get to taste them.
The Chiang Mai Night Safari Zoo will have its official opening on New Year's Day, and the "Exotic Buffet" marking the event will include tiger, lion, elephant and giraffe, said Plodprasop Suraswadi, the director of the zoo project.
"The VIP guest who pay 4,500 baht ($110) for the buffet will have the privilege of tasting an exotic menu, ranging from dog meat from (Thailand's Sakhon Nakhon province) to lion meat from Africa," Plodprasop told reporters.
Critics have lambasted the idea, saying that it will encourage wildlife trafficking in a country and region already notorious for smuggling tiger parts, bear claws and endangered species for Chinese delicacies, traditional medicines and pets.
"Serving rare animals on the table confirms that Thailand is ignoring policies for wildlife preservation," said Wildlife Fund Thailand secretary Suraphol Duangkae.
"Thailand's image is already bad for trading animals and being a transit and laundering point (for smugglers)," Suraphol said. "The zoo will make only the image worse by serving rare animals."
Kenya said last week it will give Thailand 175 wild animals _ including African buffalo, various species of antelope, zebra and giraffe _ as a gift to strengthen relations, but conservationists voiced concern that Thailand does not have a good track record of wildlife management and conservation.
The project, based on Singapore's Night Safari Zoo, will have 2,000 animals of about 100 different species.
(Associated Press)
posted by isobella at 7:50 AM
1 Comments:
heather, i read a similiar article from a taiwanese paper and in short, i think it's pretty much set back any animal rights movement about 20 years. i am a lover of animals but enjoy meat as much as the next guy...i have always said the difference between eating beef and eating something more exotic or, rare is that beef is basically grown for the purpose of human consumption...is that the case here as well? if so, i think we've gone a little too far...if people truly want a walk on the wildside of carnivorisness they should take a trip to sichuan province in china...anything with four legs that isn't a chair is palatable...i guess everyone has to draw a line in the sand somewhere...i draw mine @ eating african animals...what's next? "can i have my baby seal medium rare, please?"
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