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It more or less worked with bear gall bladders. Where I live, black bear poaching for gall bladder export to China was a major issue. Now the Chinese breed blac
by cgh 11y ago
It more or less worked with bear gall bladders. Where I live, black bear poaching for gall bladder export to China was a major issue. Now the Chinese breed black bears on farms for this purpose (the farm conditions are another matter - predictably horrible). Black bears are still poached but not at the same rates.
To the Chinese, consuming these things (rhino horns, bear gall bladders) isn't crazy. It's more or less mainstream, though of course it has zero scientific credibility beyond the placebo effect.
- princeb 11y agobear bile is used to treat primary biliary cirrhosis. it can be synthesized, but if you don't have the equipment, bears will do.
- gohrt 11y agohard to call that a victory
- josinalvo 11y agoVictory be damned! =P Keeping the species alive is better than not. Now, we try to figure out humane farming, if we want to