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Yeah, people don't eat bushmeat and from the garbage can because they choose to - they have (or feel they have) no other choice.
by Litmus2336 7y ago
Yeah, people don't eat bushmeat and from the garbage can because they choose to - they have (or feel they have) no other choice.
- riyadparvez 7y agoExotic animals are not something poor people eat because they can't afford. It's absolutely the other way around. Exotic meats are mostly consumed by the powerful people as delicacies.
- Litmus2336 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushmeat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushmeat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_trafficking_and_emerging_zoonotic_diseases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_trafficking_and_emerg... I have no doubt that there are cases of wealthy people consuming exotic meat as a delicacy, but I would bet pound for pound it is largely people in poorer regions without much alternative. Unfortunately I'm looking for real stats but am having trouble as most of the trade does not keep records, is illegal, etc