Does anyone know of the culture behind this?
So my brother is currently in Columbia, and called me to explain that he can acquire Tiger Teeth. Knowing that I am in Asia - maybe there is a buyer?
I have no idea where to even begin finding out if its illegal to import to Taiwan… or if this is a sought after item in Taiwan.
Any comments, please note I really do not want to open up a debate on the morals of this. I assume that every expat is going to go crazy on how terrible this is.
These are NOT new tiger teeth this are historic items and he only has a few of them. I also assume that the teeth are removed from deceased Tigers, not wrestled to the ground and extracted by some crazed dentist living in jungles of Columbia.
Thanks in advance for respecting my wishes and staying on topic.
I’m fairly sure tiger teeth are still seen, amongst certain Asian communties, as having a medicinal value.
As I’m sure you understand though, even if these are ‘historic’ teeth, by returning them to Asia and placing them on the black (gray, white, whatever) market, you are helping to legitimise the trade in current animal parts. There aren’t many tigers left. Probably only enough teeth on the planet to treat a few thousand mouth breathers.
Please try & dissuade your brother on this transaction.
Someone was here trying to sell some kind of tiger wine with excatly the same schtick, fairly recently (was given it, don’t approve but it’s old, might as well get rid of it, shenmede). Same guy?
I was going to write cunt but im too polite.[/quote]
for fucksake, he didnt tackle the tiger and do it himself, he found them in a market. The item is already in existence long before he saw it.
so many edgy people on forumosa, smelling like roses all day long and never make any mistakes and never eat meat or pollute or do anything wrong at all, perfect little human specimens here. :roflmao:
Aside from the possible debate over the cuntishness of the OP’s brother, trade in the body parts of endangered species is prohibited by international conventions. Even the lax Taiwanese authorities are getting a lot more sniffy about it - I’m sure I saw some posters about it in Taoyuan airport a few weeks ago. So sure, give it a go
Ok mouth breathers, though there are not that many basement dwelling apartments in Taiwan and some how you managed to leave your mom’s basement to a basement in Taiwan… or unless ofcourse you expats figured out a way to dig your own neckbeard dungeons… obviously reading comprehension is not of high value to you on the internet and you just skim read and flex e-thug muscles… I stated that there were only a few of these items… a picture was presented of them.
I am not starting up a company grinding out tigers teeth or hiring jungle warriors to go search for more. Geezus, you people suck. They are antiques, and only a few of them. They did exist, just like nazi war memorabilia… stop growing a vag, if you dont like it… just move the fuck on. I am so glad I preempted my original post to you retards.
Thank you to the people who generously provided valid information without smashing their keyboard. I already contacted two organizations that can answer these questions more validly then you neckbeards.
Comes up fairly often. ‘I ‘found’ some tiger xxxx, want to pass them on’. It’s usually some trader making with the disingenuous ‘the tiger is already dead! I didn’t kill it!’ angle. People get suspicious after seeing it time and again. Not saying that’s what you’re doing, but it’s worded the same as the people who do sell endangered animals to foreigners in Asia.
For what it’s worth the souvenir shops on Matzu sell purportedly antique (1980s era) bottles of medicinal wine that supposedly contain tiger bones. It’s not one of those wines with stuff floating around in it, so no visible bones. The bones are just said to have been part of the recipe back in those days, though the label makes no such claims.
Sounds like a con to me, but who knows. Possibly genuinely old bottles (they looked pretty realistic) being flogged with an fanciful sales pitch.
As for endangered animal parts. I have accepted this type of stuff when gifted, but probably wouldn’t buy it.
