Dismay at ‘tiger meat’ on Chinese menu

International conservation groups are calling on the Chinese government to open an immediate investigation into China’s largest tiger farm, after a British news team reported that the farm’s restaurant serves tiger meat.
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The request stems from a report by Independent Television News (ITN) on the results of DNA testing of a piece of tiger meat served to ITN staff in February at Xiongsen Bear and Tiger Mountain Village near Guilin.

After ITN aired a story about the farm’s tiger meals, the businessman who owns the farm denied the claim. The DNA was then tested by a laboratory in China.
“China should take immediate action to investigate this report. It’s outrageous and shocking to think that one of the world’s most endangered animals could be served as a trendy dinner right under the noses of Chinese authorities,” said Prasanna S. Yonzon of Wildlife Conservation Nepal.
“It proves what we’ve said all along: tiger farms in China have nothing to do with conservation and everything to do with making money.”

International conservation groups are calling on the Chinese government to open an immediate investigation into China’s largest tiger farm, after a British news team reported that the farm’s restaurant serves tiger meat

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