Smuggling of animal carcasses found in Chiang Rai

CHIANG RAI, 27 April 2014 (NNT) – Chiang Rai authorities have seized 150 kilograms of animal carcasses that were being smuggled into the kingdom.

Carcasses of four barking deer and two palm civets with a combined weight of 150 kilograms were confiscated while being smuggled into Thailand through the Mekong River. According to authorities, the carcasses were hidden on a Laotian boat headed for the river bank on the Thai side. Having recieved an intelligence report, authorities acted quickly which led to the confiscation.

Authorities believed that the animals had been slaughtered in Laos before they werr smuggled into Thailand, waiting to be delivered to restaurants and black markets.

All of the seized carcasses will be forwarded to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. Authorities are pursuing the culprit(s).

-- NNT 2014-04-27

I've eaten crow many a time.

I've eaten crow many a time.

I've had my fair share of crow servings

I did a google seach and no mention of Barking Deer being a threatened species. The Palm Civet could be headed that way in the wild as it is the animal that produces Kopi Luwak coffee so would probaly be worth more alive.

As long as the animals are killed humanely they are just trying to make a quid supplying wild meat. I've had wild venison in Australia numerous times and very tasty.

All of the seized carcasses will be forwarded to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.

I did a google seach and no mention of Barking Deer being a threatened species. The Palm Civet could be headed that way in the wild as it is the animal that produces Kopi Luwak coffee so would probaly be worth more alive.

As long as the animals are killed humanely they are just trying to make a quid supplying wild meat. I've had wild venison in Australia numerous times and very tasty.

You have a point, but venison is an introduced species in Australia.