In 1993
\nChina established
\nthat using Tiger bones
\nto make a wine
\nwas now just not acceptable
\nbut despite this legislation
\nthe wine is sold
\nand I suppose it is because
\nthe people want that tonic
\nthat their ancestors proclaimed
\nto be the cure all all
\nand perhaps
\ninvesting in a bottle
\nwill prevent their early deaths
\nand this is why most
\nkeep it under wraps
\nbut go out in Beijing
\nand you will find it
\nestablished brands
\nare clearly on the street
\nthe market in this truly
\nendangered species
\nis carrying on despite
\nwhat seems some heat
\ncoming from the international circuit
\nthe animal rights and the
\nendangered news we know
\nthere are now so few
\nwild tigers left alive
\nmost in fact live in
\na Chinese Zoo
\nChina has about 5000
\nanimals
\nin farms around its country
\nand we see
\ntourists flocking
\nhere and there to see them
\nand if the tigers die
\nthe bones now be
\nsold off it is thought
\nto the highest bidder
\nand end up in the
\nprocess and the wine
\nbut a lot of tigers
\nare still being poached
\naround the world
\nand the production chain
\nis clearly fine
\npeople close their eyes
\nand fail to see it
\nbut with the amount of money
\nin the pot
\neveryone is happy
\nexcept the tigers
\nendangered and exploited
\nsuch a lot.<\/p>\n
China has its international reputation
\nits joined up to protecting them
\nbut seems
\nto be between the rocks
\nand its own hard place
\nand tiger bone wine
\noccupies its dreams
\nwhich could turn into nightmares
\nif it straddles
\nboth camps and allows
\nthe tigers to be killed
\nit may
\ncome unstuck for
\nthere is a growing
\nfeeling that tiger bone winr
\nhas now had its day.<\/p>\n
*Available in Beijing
\nat prices from \u00a360 to \u00a3500
\ndependant on how long the bones have been
\nsoaked in the liquor <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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