Guest guest Posted February 15, 2002 Report Share Posted February 15, 2002 South China Morning Post http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0RER3GXC.html Friday, February 15, 2002 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Two hundred chefs from across China, including Hong Kong and Macau, pledged at a recent two-day meeting in Beijing to keep rare animals out of their cooking pots and to encourage fellow chefs to do the same. " The signatories pledge to love nature, protect the environment, help maintain the ecological balance and refuse to cook rare or precious species, " reads a manifesto issued by the chefs. According to an official from the Chinese Wildlife Protection Association, which is involved in the project, the objective is to convince at least a million of China's eight million chefs to sign the manifesto by 2006. A 1999 study by the Chinese wildlife organisation found 53 species of wild animals were used in Chinese cooking, including 14 supposedly subject to strict conservation measures. Guangdong gourmets prize some dishes which horrify animal lovers, such as bear paw pads and the brains of living monkeys. " It's horrible, I feel so sad when I see the treatment of these animals, " said Gao Lianqing, 25, one of the chefs who signed the manifesto. " It's up to us to set the example. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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