29th October 2018


The Government of China today (29 October) revealed that it allows commercial trade in tiger bone and rhino horn from farmed animals for use in traditional Chinese medicine research and clinical treatments.

This is a brazen and regressive move which drastically undermines international efforts for tiger and rhino conservation.

In making it, China has revealed its real hand – instead of protecting tigers and rhinos by working towards ending the vast demand in the country for their parts and products, the Government is evidently far more interested in stimulating and appeasing its traditional medicine and burgeoning tiger farming industries.

Debbie Banks, EIA Tiger Campaign Leader, said: “At a single stroke, China has shattered its reputation as a growing leader in conservation following its domestic ban on the sale of ivory at the start of the year. 

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