For years, traditional Chinese medicine used exotic and endangered animal organs and parts, and continues to, despite an international ban.The illegal trade of bear gall bladders, bear bile powder, deer limbs, snake skins, lizards and bats is where Singapore’s Chinatown’s oriental charm stops.
Chinatown's markets openly and fearlessly offer what its owners could easily be punished for.
“I think when we look at Singapore in particular, trafficking is listed as one of the top ten illegal wildlife trading hubs in the world today,” said Louis Ng, executive director of ACRES (Animal Concerns Research & Education Society). “I think it is quite a big problem, because we are such a small country and yet we are contributing to this problem quite significantly toward the demise of other species.” Full Story
