China said they were going to ban wildlife ingredients in quack medicine, following the discovery of the link between COVID-19 and the wildlife trade. But they haven't done it at all.
Add your name if you want China to face serious punishment, until they make good on their word.
"On February 24, China announced an immediate ban on trading and eating many wild animals, including pangolins, and officials began shutting down wild animal markets across the country, after pangolins were linked to the recent coronavirus outbreak.
"Pangolins have been under threat for decades from poachers, as their scales are used in Chinese Traditional Medicines (TCM), leading to some species in Asia becoming "critically endangered," according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
"Though illegal to poach and trade, pangolin meat is prized as a delicacy in parts of China, which has led to the underground black market force-feeding the animals to increase their weight and price, and, in some cases turning to the African continent to solve the problem," reported Express UK.
You know the link between pangolins and the coronavirus, right?
And you'd think they would learn their lesson and stop their cruel treatment of these wonderful animals, right?
Well, think again.
"In early June, reports surfaced that the reforms had given pangolins the "highest level of protection" claiming China had removed the scaled mammals from its list of approved ingredients for TCM.
"But, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) says it has discovered "they've not been banned at all" and that pangolin scales are still listed as an ingredient in patent medicine formulae found in the official reference book," said the same source.
There's only one solution to this.
We have to hit China where it hurts: in their pocketbooks.
That's why we're asking The United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on China, until they stop using wildlife ingredients in so-called "medicine" once and for all.
Don't you want to rescue these vulnerable pangolins, and countless other animals, before it's too late?
Then add your name to ask the United Nations to give China the punishment they deserve!
