tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441439.post112515903839260912..comments2023-11-19T17:31:49.939+00:00Comments on Bristling Badger: giant goat survives war zoneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441439.post-1125607307309213722005-09-01T21:41:00.000+01:002005-09-01T21:41:00.000+01:00A goat republic...what an excellent idea! Pity the...A goat republic...what an excellent idea! Pity there's not room in my garden for a few goats, or maybe sheep. I suppose I could take the door off the outside loo. Eweland, LS12.They might have to wear baseball caps though.Gaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787889168288974939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441439.post-1125513743361571222005-08-31T19:42:00.000+01:002005-08-31T19:42:00.000+01:00I suspect it's the weirdness and rarity that gives...I suspect it's the weirdness and rarity that gives certain animals their allure, which leads to mythical medicinal qualities. <BR/><BR/>This then may get reinforced by the killing of them for mediciine making them even rarer!<BR/><BR/>Chinese traditional medicine can afford to take out the odd goat here and there, but when there's a population of thousands of a desired animal and a Chinese population of a billion humans, they really are gonna have to do without; if not by making other choices then by driving animals to extinction.merrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959849087751101034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441439.post-1125351086556890852005-08-29T22:31:00.000+01:002005-08-29T22:31:00.000+01:00Why is it always the cool, rare animals that every...Why is it always the cool, rare animals that everyone likes that gets used in chinese medicene? As I read your post, I just knew that was coming.......Psychblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960631911036897426noreply@blogger.com