Xinhua News Agency, China, 4/20/04: Cook named green chef for refusing to cook rare wildlife, to be featured in ne

April 22, 2004

A 'GREEN SALUTE' to the " green chef "

from the Compassionate Crusaders Trust.

On 21 Apr 2004 at 12:17, Kim Bartlett wrote:

> Xinhua News Agency, China 2004-04-20 18:49:37

>

> Cook named " green chef " for refusing to cook rare wildlife for years

>

> SHENYANG, April 20 (Xinhuanet) -- A young chef in Huludao city,

> northeast China's Liaoning province, was conferred an honorary title

> of " green chef " Tuesday by China Wildlife Conservation Association for

> his persistence in rejecting cooking wildlife.

>

> During the past eight years, Zhang Xingguo, 32, who has worked as a

> chef for 13 years, was fired 12 times by owners of restaurants and

> hotels, for refusing to cook rare wildlife such as hedgehogs and

> pangolins.

>

> In 2003, he initiated his own plan to visit nearly all local

> restaurants and petition chefs face-to-face to reject cooking

> wildlife.

>

> Li Yuming, deputy secretary-general of the association said that Zhang

> has set a good example for other chefs to follow to do their part in

> wildlife protection, as well as the public to increase awareness in

> this regard.

>

> ------

>

> Mr. Zhang will be featured in the new Animals Asia Foundation film

> " Friends... or Food. " Visit the Animals Asia Foundation website at:

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