ΤΟ ΕΓΚΛΗΜΑ της ΚΙΝΕΖΙΚΗΣ ΠΑΡΑΔΟΣΙΑΚΗΣ ΙΑΤΡΙΚΗΣ

26-6-2010 Ανάμεσα στους λαμπερούς ουρανοξύστες τις τράπεζες και τα χρηματοπιστωτικά ιδρύματα, η οικονομική περιοχή της Σιγκαπούρης, κρύβει μια περιοχή όπου ο αρχαίος πολιτισμός διατηρείται και επικρατούν πεπαλαιωμένες αντιλήψεις προηγούμενων αιώνων.
Η Κινεζική κοινότητα είναι η μεγαλύτερη εθνική ομάδα στη Σιγκαπούρη. Αποτελεί το 75% του πληθυσμού και η κουλτούρα της αποτελεί αναπόσπαστο κομμάτι της τοπικής ζωής. Αλλά παρά τη διαφύλαξη των παραδόσεων, υπάρχει ένα κομμάτι αυτής της αρχαίας κουλτούρας που προκαλεί αναστάτωση στη Σιγκαπούρη. Η παραδοσιακή Κινεζική ιατρική.
Για χιλιάδες χρόνια η παραδοσιακή Κινεζική ιατρική χρησιμοποιεί προϊόντα και όργανα από εξωτικά και απειλούμενα με εξαφάνιση ζώα, η πρακτική αυτή συνεχίζεται παρά τις διεθνείς απαγορεύσεις.
Το παράνομο εμπόριο χοληδόχων κύστεων, σκόνης από τη χολή μαύρης αρκούδας, άκρων ελαφιών, δερμάτων φιδιών, σαλαμάνδρων και νυχτερίδων, είναι το σημείο όπου σβήνει η γοητεία της Chinatown στη Σιγκαπούρη. Τα καταστήματα στην Chinatown πουλούν άφοβα και ανοιχτά παράνομα προϊόντα αγρίων ζώων.Η Σιγκαπούρη αποτελεί πλήμνη λαθρεμπορίου άγριας ζωής και συγκαταλέγεται στα 10 κορυφαία κέντρα αυτού του λαθρεμπορίου παγκοσμίως.
Στην αγορά της βρίσκεις λαθραία προϊόντα άγριας ζωής από Ινδονησία και Μαλαισία αλλά και από άλλες γειτονικές χώρες και νησιά
Ο Louis Ng, διευθύνων πρόεδρος της ACRES (Animal Concerns Research & Education Society) επισημαίνει ότι δημιουργείται μεγάλο πρόβλημα αφού αυτή η μικρή χώρα συμβάλλει δραματικά στην απάνθρωπη εξαφάνιση απειλούμενων ειδών.
Ενώ οι θεραπευτές της παραδοσιακής Κινεζικής ιατρικής θεωρούν ότι η χολή αρκούδων είναι αφροδισιακό και αποτελεσματικό φάρμακο για τον ίκτερο, τις μολύνσεις συκωτιού και την επιληψία, οι ακτιβιστές για την προστασία των ζώων, αμφιβάλουν εάν αυτοί οι θεραπευτές έχουν οποιαδήποτε ιατρική γνώση για τον τρόπο θεραπείας ανθρώπινων ασθενειών, και φυσικά το μόνο βέβαιο είναι ότι κακοποιούν βάναυσα τα ζώα.Όπως δήλωσε στο RT ο Kelvin Zeng Zhuo, πρόεδρος της ένωσης των θεραπευτών παραδοσιακής Κινεζικής ιατρικής, γίνεται προσπάθεια να αντικατασταθούν κάποια προϊόντα ζώων, όπως οι ουρές των τίγρεων και η χολή της μαύρης αρκούδας με βότανα, αλλά τα λόγια δύσκολα γίνονται έργα. Οι αρμόδιες αρχές αναφέρουν αύξηση του λαθρεμπορίου και η επιθεώρηση αποκαλύπτει ότι όλο και περισσότερα καταστήματα πουλούν παράνομα προϊόντα απειλούμενων ειδών άγριας ζωής.
26 June, 2010,
Singapore fights trade in bear gall bladders and other exotic animal parts “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.”
While traditional Chinese healers believe that bear bile is an aphrodisiac and effective against jaundice, liver infections and epileptic convulsions, animal rights activists doubt they have any medical knowledge on how to treat people, while they are sure they totally mistreat animals.
With authorities reporting an increase in trade and inspections revealing more and more outlets openly selling banned products, endangered species are still very much in danger.
Πηγή
http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-06-26/singapore-trade-endangered-species.html

30 MARCH 2010 – Singapore a key transit hub for wildlife smugglingSingapore's extensive trade links and efficient ports have lured opportunistic wildlife smugglers, who use the country as a transit point to ship exotic fauna to customers worldwide, animal welfare activists said. Wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC lists Singapore as among the world's top 10 wildlife smuggling hubs. "The animals are just shipped into Singapore, (which acts) like a transit point from other countries like Indonesia or Malaysia or other neighbouring countries or surrounding islands,"
High-value birds and reptiles such as cockatoos, turtles and snakes frequently pass through the island nation's borders illegally en route to other countries to be sold as pets, food or for medicine
A photo from 2009 and provided by ACRES (Animal Concerns Research and Education Society) Wildlife Rescue Centre and Crime Unit, shows a green iguana being rescued from a dumping area in Singapore. http://www.france24.com/en/20100330-singapore-key-transit-hub-wildlife-smugglingnsit-hub-wildlife-smuggling
Προϊόντα φιδιών για θεραπείες,
τρία χαρακτηριστικά των φιδιών οδηγούν τους Κινέζους θεραπευτές στα εξής συμπεράσματα.
Η ευελιξία των φιδιών, σύμφωνα με τους Κινέζους πρακτικούς θεραπευτές, σημαίνει ότι τα όργανα των ερπετών βοηθούν στην ακαμψία του ανθρώπινου σώματος, δηλαδή στη θεραπεία αρθριτικών.
Η ταχύτητα κίνησης του φιδιού δίνει στους Κινέζους θεραπευτές την πεποίθηση πως όταν το κρέας του φιδιού γίνει φάρμακο θα κινηθεί γρήγορα στο ανθρώπινο σώμα.
Το γεγονός ότι τα φίδια γρήγορα αλλάζουν δέρμα, δίνει στους πρακτικούς την πεποίθηση ότι το δέρμα αλλά και το σώμα του φιδιού μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί σε δερματολογικά προβλήματα.(ψωρίαση, ακμή,κλπ)
Δηλητηριώδη ερπετά και ζώα προκαλούν παράλυση όταν δαγκώνουν γιατί το δηλητήριο περιέχει νευροτοξίνες (με κατάλληλη επεξεργασία χρησιμοποιούνται ιατρικά) Οι πρακτικοί θεραπευτές φτιάχνουν διάφορα σκευάσματα από δηλητηριώδη φίδια, (φίδι Agkistrodon για την επιληψία και την παράλυση) σκορπιούς, σαρανταποδαρούσες κλπ. με στόχο την υπερβολική σύσπαση των μυών ώστε να επιδράσουν σε καταστάσεις παραλυσίας κλπ.
Στη νότια Κίνα, το Χογκ Κογκ, Ταϊβάν, Ινδονησία κλπ. υπάρχουν εστιατόρια που σερβίρουν προϊόντα φιδιών (κρασί με αίμα φιδιού, μπιφτέκια από λιωμένο κρέας φιδιού, χοληδόχο κύστη φιδιού για φλεγμονές , πυρετό και ρευματισμούς )

Εστιατόριο (snake restaurant) στη Yogyakarta, της Ινδονησία

ςΜπιφτέκια από κρέας κόμπρας σερβίρονται σε εστιατόρια της Ινδονησίας
Τα φίδια συλλαμβάνονται, θανατώνονται ,γίνεται η εκδορά τους, κόβονται σε μικρά κομμάτια, γίνονται κιμάς και σερβίρονται σαν μπιφτέκι. Πολλοί φοβούνται τα φίδια, αλλά στην Ινδονησία φαίνεται πως τα φίδια πρέπει να φοβούνται τους ανθρώπους. Ιδιαίτερα αφού το κρέας φιδιού έγινε αγαπημένη προτίμηση για χάμπουργκερ. Στην πόλη Yogyakarta κόμπρες συλλαμβάνονται σε μεγάλο αριθμό τεμαχίζονται και πωλούνται στα εστιατόρια της πόλης. Σύμφωνα με το CNN το κρέας κόμπρας είναι ιδιαίτερα δημοφιλές έδεσμα που σερβίρεται με ποτά και σούπες.Cobra meat harvested for hamburgers in Indonesia
June 27, 2010 -- Some Indonesians believe that parts of the cobra, like the gall bladder and marrow, can enhance metabolism and cure diceases.http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/cobra.snake.hamburgers/index.html?fbid=ugPIQH2SRD6
Dagens ret er kobra-burger
Indonesiske restauranter serverer hamburgere lavet af slangekød 27. jun. 2010 David Andersen http://ekstrabladet.dk/vrangen/article1369350.ece

Eating a Still-Beating Cobra Heart
Consuming cobra is supposed to increase male virility
One area in Hanoi is known for its cobra restaurants, so we taxied on out. Our friend/guide found a decent looking establishment. We entered. On one side of the patio was a large cage with lots of sickly-looking poisonous snakes. Inside the main room were glass vessels of all shapes and sizes filled with snakes and liquor (see photo). After the initial ooohs and aaaahs and picture taking, we chose a snake from the cage. With it’s head in a death grip that probably broke the snakes neck, the proprietor let us touch the skin. It was just snake skin. He handed the snake over to two assistants/snakehandlers/cooks/family members and they proceeded to slit it open near its head (see photo), drain the blood into a vessel, remove the heart and remove the gall bladder. The heart was placed in a shot glass for later consumption and the gall bladder was placed in a larger vessel, then mixed with alcohol making a bright green bile flavor liquor. The blood was also mixed with alcohol making a bright red liquor.
9 June 2010, Snakes in mysterious global decline By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC Newshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8727863.stm
ΑΦΑΙΜΑΞΗ ΑΡΚΟΥΔΩΝ σε φάρμες της ΚΙΝΑΣ, άγρια κακοποίηση των ζώων
Πάνω από 12.000 μαύρες αρκούδες ζουν αιχμάλωτες σε φάρμες αρκούδων στην Κίνα, τη Νότια Κορέα, και το Βιετνάμ. Με καθετήρες βυθισμένους στο στομάχι (χοληδόχο κύστη των ζώων), παίρνουν καθημερινά χολή για να παρασκευάσουν Κινεζικά ιατρικά σκευάσματα.
Κινεζικές παραδοσιακές ιατρικές πρακτικές.
Detailed Discussion of the Plight of Bears Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine Laura E. Tsai
Animal Legal and Historical Center
Publish Date: 2008, Place of Publication: Michigan State University College of Law
Bear Bile and Traditional Chinese Medicine
The International Trade in Bear Bile
BEAR FARMING
Bears on bile farms are subjected to painful procedures and are denied everything that is natural to them. On most farms, bears are kept in cages that are about 2.5 feet x 4.2 feet x 6.5 feet, which is so small that these 110 to 260 pound bears cannot turn around or sit up completely. Many bears have been found with scars from cages pressing into their bodies, and some have head wounds and broken teeth from banging and biting at the bars in a feeble attempt to free themselves.Extraction of a bear’s bile is done in a process called “milking,” which is performed twice daily. A catheter, usually a steel or rubber tube, is surgically implanted into the bear’s abdomen. Veterinarians rarely perform this surgery, which results in roughly half of the bears dying from infections or other complications.
Bile is then drained from the catheter and collected by the farmer. Milking begins at age three, and continues for a minimum of five to ten years. Some bears who have been rescued were found in cages producing bile for twenty years or more.
The filthy conditions on most farms lead the bears to suffer from further infections, worms, and other parasites. The bears’ muscles atrophy from confinement in such small cages for the duration of their lives. They are also extremely malnourished from a diet of grain mash or porridge, and their teeth and claws are often removed to prevent injuries to the farmers. Some bears even commit suicide to escape the endless suffering they experience on the farms. The few bears who have been rescued are not able to stand or walk without extensive therapy as a result of these conditions
WSPA’s United States investigation revealed bear bile and gallbladders in six of the eight cities investigated: Boston, New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle.http://www.animallaw.info/articles/ddusbearbile.htm

The cruelty of sucking gallbladder juice (bile) from live bears in ChinaA few months ago while on a business trip, I had a chance to visit Angel Bridge at the foot of Long Day Mountain in China. At that time, we also went to explore a large bear farm which is surrounded by forest and beautiful scenery --- it is truly an isolated paradise. All of sudden I saw about fifteen large cages with bears in them. The farm owner told me this is a gallbladder farm, the purpose of which is to continuously extract fluid from the bears' gallbladders. Because of the high demand, it is an extremely profitable business. When we arrived at the farm, the bears and the caretaker seemed to be getting along very well, all was calm. Suddenly four huge men showed up and the bears suddenly started screaming fearfully and rocking their cages hard as if they saw a ghost. The caretaker told me every morning at eight o'clock liquid is drawn from their gallbladders. Around seven-forty-five, the bears become agitated and have no appetite to eat and they start screaming and crying desperately for help.
In white uniforms, and without any emotion on their faces, the four men went into one of the cages. They quickly used a steel wire to snatch the bear by the neck, at which point the bear's eyes bulged out and it started gnashing its teeth and crying. They are so scared to death and this trauma causes them to defecate at the same time.
In the bear's stomach, there is a hole with a steel tube inserted directly into the gallbladder. Outside the area there is a plastic tube connected to the steel tube for drawing the liquid. The area is covered tightly with surgical tape. When the time comes, the tape and cover are removed and a syringe is used to withdraw the green liquid from the gallbladder. Three big men went in and pressed bear's 4 legs with force and inserted a syringe into plastic tube. When the dark green gallbladder juice was sucked from bear's body, the poor bear opened her mouth so big, her two eyes were bulging and her entire body was trembling so hard throughout the whole procedure.This kind of severe torturing went on for about two hours until all the bears had been subjected to the same torture. The crying and screaming was so hard and loud and echoed the entire mountain and valley. It frightened me so much, my heart ached and my head started spinning.
After this unthinkable torture, the bears used their paws to hold their stomachs. They curled up and shivered and I could see tears in their bright little eyes...Around 10:30, someone cried out that there had been an accident in cage number 5. We followed the owner to rush into the bear farm and were shocked at what we saw. A brown bear had managed to pull out his own intestines and was holding them up in the air, roaring and screaming, as if he were madly "protesting" the cruelty and insanity of the humans. There was blood all over the cage. It was so difficult to watch such a suicidal scene. Never in my life had I been in such shock or so devastated. At that time, someone rang the security alarm, immediately people rushed into the bear farm and waving the sharp ax and big steel hook. The owner shouted :"Hurry to 'rescue' the bear paws!" The man in the cage was reluctant to continue to go forward. But the owner stamped his feet and kept yelling: "You have to cut them off while the bear is alive. That is the only way they are saleable!" Right after that, I saw the sharp ax swung and the number 5 bear's paws were immediately chopped off with blood gushing out.....
Perhaps the killing smell filled in the cage number 5. The other bears then suddenly started to cry and scream sadly and desperately again and had the tendency to be violent. It shook the whole island. The farm owner had a butcher background. When the bears appeared ready to act violently and workers were panicking and running away, the owner stopped them and ordered them to put "steel jackets" on five of the most aggressive bears and give them a shot of morphine. As soon as the bears saw the "steel jackets", they immediately became quiet. It seemed the bears all got the painful lessons from the "steel jackets", otherwise they would not calm down so quickly.
This whole unbelievable incident affected me so deeply that their sad and innocent faces haunted me day and night and will continue to haunt me until the day I die.Reprinted from: Rudi4Animals/action4.html
http://curezone.com/art/read.asp?ID=90&db=5&C0=1