Jun 3, 2010
Bear parts sale probed
Vendor investigated for allegedly selling gall bladders for $700 each
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Products being sold at the Food Expo. Undercover Acres officers discovered on Tuesday that a vendor was allegedly selling bear gall bladders. -- PHOTO: ANIMAL CONCERNS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION SOCIETY
A TRADER is being probed for allegedly selling bear gall bladders at the Singapore Food Expo, which ended on Tuesday. The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has sent a sample of the suspected product for testing. Trading in bear parts is illegal because Singapore has signed an agreement banning trade in endangered animals and plants.
No arrests have been made, and the results of the tests will be out in two weeks. It all began when a member of the public tipped off animal welfare group Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) on Tuesday. Acres officers, at the scene in 30 minutes, went undercover and found out from the vendor, Jilin Senke Trading, that bear gall bladders were allegedly being sold at the expo for $700 each.
Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
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