Man the depths of the Human mind, I sometimes truly wonder if we really are on the top of The Food Chain! HBO seems to be on the pulse of so many things in our society by the programing they offer. I understand Keven the regulation or lack of it but I cannot ignore that all of us Humans learn very quickly how to disguise our behaviors so it's far more complex but then again we got to start somewhere. Thanks for all the interesting content you create!
It is amazing how its all real, huh...here's a suggestion look up the documentary Graphic Sexual Horror from 2009...now that's wild what took place and what it spawned.
Very interesting video, but I think your hypothesis about exotic pets being a big problem only in America because of the freedoms in American society is wrong. Exotic pets are a worldwide problem, even in countries with high government control, like China. In highly controlled societies, the trade in exotic animals just goes underground and forms a black market. According to the 2020 article Perspectives: Wildlife Trade In China by Janice Mladonicky published by the University of Minnesota: China is widely recognized to be the largest consumers of trafficked wildlife products...Using wild animals for food, medicine, ornaments, and pets has deep cultural roots...China recently turned a temporary suspension on wildlife trade into a permanent ban-a ban that prohibits hunting, trading, transport of all terrestrial wild animals used for human consumption-until the current Wildlife Protection Law can be amended...Of all animals on captive wildlife farms in China, 30 percent are bred for consumption. Seventy percent are raised for other commercial purposes including fur, traditional Chinese medicine, wildlife parks and pet trade, or research. These farms, the majority, remain unaffected [by the ban] and trade continues. The role of China’s government in the wildlife trade industry is essential to understand. China’s leadership over the years has supported wildlife domestication as a key player in rural development, eco-tourism, and a way to eliminate poverty. In 1988, the Wildlife Protection Law designated wildlife as a natural resource owned by the state. Now defined as a resource, China would legally protect those using wildlife (a resource) for economic growth. Large scale wildlife farming was born. As currently written, the law fully protects around 400 wild animals. Around 1,500 animals are protected but can be sold commercially with proper documentation. Interpretation and enforcement of this law is ambiguous and riddled with loopholes. As an example, licensed farms often provided cover for illegal traffickers. As soon as poached animals are transferred to these farms, these animals fall under the guise of those deemed legal and are laundered in the marketplace. Identifying animal origin is challenging, if not impossible. The RUclips video posted 7 years ago entitled China's Demand for Exotic Pets Brings Business, and Concern | National Geographic presents this problem: ruclips.net/video/U2ZxJIS1hD4/видео.html The description of the video states: Exotic pet ownership in China is booming. The country is seeing a sharp increase in the number of non-traditional pets, and one young collector is looking to profit from the demand. However, the lines between legal and illegal trade of wildlife are blurred. The Pulitzer Center published an article in 2017 entitled Exotic Pet Owners of Beijing by Sean Gallagher which states: A dramatic rise in owning exotic pets in China is fuelling global demand for threatened species. The growing trade in alligators, snakes, monkeys, crocodiles and spiders is directly linked to species loss in some of the world’s most threatened ecosystems. From ADM Capital Foundation: In May 2022, ADMCF published our report on the subject entitled “Wild, Threatened, Farmed: Hong Kong’s Invisible Pets.” It shed light on the scale and nature of Hong Kong’s exotic pet trade, identifying key areas of concern regarding impacts on biodiversity loss; animal health; animal welfare; public health; and, ultimately, areas for potential policy and regulatory enhancement. Over the last two decades, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China (“Hong Kong”) pet trade has grown and diversified, pointing toward a vast and high-value industry. ADMCF research found that, over a five-year period, four million live exotic animals were imported into Hong Kong from at least 84 countries for the pet trade. Over 700 species were identified, among which many face the threat of extinction in the wild. Nearly 800,000 animals arrived in some years and reptiles consistently made up the majority.
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Man the depths of the Human mind, I sometimes truly wonder if we really are on the top of The Food Chain! HBO seems to be on the pulse of so many things in our society by the programing they offer. I understand Keven the regulation or lack of it but I cannot ignore that all of us Humans learn very quickly how to disguise our behaviors so it's far more complex but then again we got to start somewhere. Thanks for all the interesting content you create!
Very true about humans disguising behavior regardless of laws! Thanks for watching.
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It is amazing how its all real, huh...here's a suggestion look up the documentary Graphic Sexual Horror from 2009...now that's wild what took place and what it spawned.
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Very interesting video, but I think your hypothesis about exotic pets being a big problem only in America because of the freedoms in American society is wrong. Exotic pets are a worldwide problem, even in countries with high government control, like China. In highly controlled societies, the trade in exotic animals just goes underground and forms a black market.
According to the 2020 article Perspectives: Wildlife Trade In China by Janice Mladonicky published by the University of Minnesota:
China is widely recognized to be the largest consumers of trafficked wildlife products...Using wild animals for food, medicine, ornaments, and pets has deep cultural roots...China recently turned a temporary suspension on wildlife trade into a permanent ban-a ban that prohibits hunting, trading, transport of all terrestrial wild animals used for human consumption-until the current Wildlife Protection Law can be amended...Of all animals on captive wildlife farms in China, 30 percent are bred for consumption. Seventy percent are raised for other commercial purposes including fur, traditional Chinese medicine, wildlife parks and pet trade, or research. These farms, the majority, remain unaffected [by the ban] and trade continues.
The role of China’s government in the wildlife trade industry is essential to understand. China’s leadership over the years has supported wildlife domestication as a key player in rural development, eco-tourism, and a way to eliminate poverty. In 1988, the Wildlife Protection Law designated wildlife as a natural resource owned by the state. Now defined as a resource, China would legally protect those using wildlife (a resource) for economic growth. Large scale wildlife farming was born.
As currently written, the law fully protects around 400 wild animals. Around 1,500 animals are protected but can be sold commercially with proper documentation. Interpretation and enforcement of this law is ambiguous and riddled with loopholes. As an example, licensed farms often provided cover for illegal traffickers. As soon as poached animals are transferred to these farms, these animals fall under the guise of those deemed legal and are laundered in the marketplace. Identifying animal origin is challenging, if not impossible.
The RUclips video posted 7 years ago entitled China's Demand for Exotic Pets Brings Business, and Concern | National Geographic presents this problem: ruclips.net/video/U2ZxJIS1hD4/видео.html The description of the video states: Exotic pet ownership in China is booming. The country is seeing a sharp increase in the number of non-traditional pets, and one young collector is looking to profit from the demand. However, the lines between legal and illegal trade of wildlife are blurred.
The Pulitzer Center published an article in 2017 entitled Exotic Pet Owners of Beijing by Sean Gallagher which states:
A dramatic rise in owning exotic pets in China is fuelling global demand for threatened species. The growing trade in alligators, snakes, monkeys, crocodiles and spiders is directly linked to species loss in some of the world’s most threatened ecosystems.
From ADM Capital Foundation: In May 2022, ADMCF published our report on the subject entitled “Wild, Threatened, Farmed: Hong Kong’s Invisible Pets.” It shed light on the scale and nature of Hong Kong’s exotic pet trade, identifying key areas of concern regarding impacts on biodiversity loss; animal health; animal welfare; public health; and, ultimately, areas for potential policy and regulatory enhancement.
Over the last two decades, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China (“Hong Kong”) pet trade has grown and diversified, pointing toward a vast and high-value industry. ADMCF research found that, over a five-year period, four million live exotic animals were imported into Hong Kong from at least 84 countries for the pet trade. Over 700 species were identified, among which many face the threat of extinction in the wild. Nearly 800,000 animals arrived in some years and reptiles consistently made up the majority.