Animals in China Law and Society
China
Bear Farming and the Trade in Bear Bile
Brief Summary of Bear Farming and Trade in Bear Bile
Laura E. Tsai (2008)
Asiatic black bears, or moon bears, have been hunted and killed for their gallbladders for thousands of years. Bear gallbladders contain bile, a prized ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine that is believed to cure a variety of illnesses, from heart conditions to eye irritation.
China - Wildlife - Wildlife Law Regulations
Summary: This is the set of regulations for the implementation of the national wildlife law, primarily for the protection of endangered species.
This is the set of regulations for the implementation of the national wildlife law, primarily for the protection of endangered species.
China - Wildlife - China Protection of Wildlife
Summary: This law seeks to protect national list and international list of endangered species.
This law seeks to protect national list and international list of endangered species.
China - Fishing - China Fisheries Law
Summary: Although old, it remains the law for fishing in China " for the purpose of enhancing the protection, increase, development and reasonable utilization of fishery resources, developing artificial cultivation, protecting fishery workers' lawful rights and interests and boosting fishery production, so as to meet the requirements of socialist construction and the needs of the people."
Although old, it remains the law for fishing in China " for the purpose of enhancing the protection, increase, development and reasonable utilization of fishery resources, developing artificial cultivation, protecting fishery workers' lawful rights and interests and boosting fishery production, so as to meet the requirements of socialist construction and the needs of the people."
Detailed Discussion of Bears Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Summary: Discussion of the issue of bear farming and the international trade in bear bile. Analysis of the laws regulating farming and trade. Discusses how the issue presents a problem and proposes solutions.
Discussion of the issue of bear farming and the international trade in bear bile. Analysis of the laws regulating farming and trade. Discusses how the issue presents a problem and proposes solutions.