Australian diplomat is forced to apologise after eating an endangered soft shell turtle in Cambodia and posting pictures of his meal to Twitter

[geovalin]

• Australian ambassador to Cambodia shared photo of giant softshell turtle meal
• He deleted the post and apologised after learning the species is endangered
• Species is considered a delicacy and is threatened due to human consumption

 

An Australian ambassador has been criticised after he shared a photograph online of him eating an endangered soft shell turtle in Cambodia.

 

Pablo Kang, Australia's representative in Cambodia, was forced to issue a grovelling apology after posting the images of his meal to Twitter while visiting the nation.

 

The Asian giant softshell turtle is regarded as a 'high status' food and is now endangered because it is eaten by humans.  

 

read more https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8741075/Australian-diplomat-Cambodia-slammed-eating-endangered-turtle.html

[petermik]

Ignorant fool....

[spiekerjozef]

Another politician apologizing....

That's gonna help.

 

Edited September 17, 2020 by spiekerjozef

[Lacessit]

12 minutes ago, petermik said:

Ignorant fool....

Do you check everything you eat beforehand to ensure it is not coming from an endangered species?

[worgeordie]

24 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Do you check everything you eat beforehand to ensure it is not coming from an endangered species?

A hint is usually in the name of the dish, e.g Tiger stew, I never

eat anything that I don't know what it is,who does.

regards Worgeordie

[Lacessit]

11 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

A hint is usually in the name of the dish, e.g Tiger stew, I never

eat anything that I don't know what it is,who does.

regards Worgeordie

It's a diplomatic obligation to eat what one's hosts offer, in his field of employment. To refuse is insulting. I'm sure he would not have eaten it if he had known it was an endangered species.

However, it is human nature to enjoy cutting down tall poppies.

[ThailandRyan]

oops, but it was finger licking good even if it was moving slow on his plate.

[soalbundy]

6 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Do you check everything you eat beforehand to ensure it is not coming from an endangered species?

He should have known when the shell wasn't crunchy

[natway09]

I have to admit I have eaten turtle soup on numerous occasions in the past & enjoyed it very much.

30 years later I would not

[nobodysfriend]

First of all , endangered species should not be served as a ' dish ' in Restaurants .

Clearly the Cambodians , ( and their ' non existing ' laws about animal protection are at fault here ) .

[Lacessit]

2 hours ago, soalbundy said:

He should have known when the shell wasn't crunchy

I wasn't able to tell the difference between corned beef, corned emu and corned kangaroo.

Edited September 17, 2020 by Lacessit

[Yme]

When in Rome do as... Should have just stayed with the local "specialties" 

Rat lok lak and Ratoshake