Giant Salamander on the Plate

[achiinto]

Check this photo out!

http://www.chinese-tools.com/jdd/public/documents/cc/olive/20080808.salamandre.3.jpg

I wonder if the people in the photos are the most wanted criminals in China?

 

[Ben Krysa]

It makes me sad to see things like this.

 

[Joost]

very sorry to see such pics... (how do they pick that up with 2 sticks)

But on the other hand: In the western world, we eat cow meat. You should here the people in India...

 

[KJ_29]

Whilst I wouldn't criticise other people's cultures - largely down to my own ignorance of other cultures - I can't imagine many people could condone the killing and eating of an edangered species.
Aside from it being endangered, does anyone think it looks remotely appetising? No thanks.

 

[Kaysie]

My philosophy is the rarer the species, the more delicious it must be. Spotted owl pate anyone? Kihansi Spray Toad omelette?

 

[Coastal Groovin]

I wonder if that is on the McDonald's menue in China? Do they call it a McSally sandwich?

 

[Jake]

Those aren't the only people who eat giant salamanders. I've read somewhere that they are "farmed" in the rivers they live in specifically for eating.

My philosophy is the rarer the species, the more delicious it must be. Spotted owl pate anyone? Kihansi Spray Toad omelette?

It's sad we can't have stuffed ivory billed woodpecker for Thanksgiving any more, they'd probably go great with a little passenger pigeon gravy!

 

[Azhael]

As far as i know the species is bred in captivity or semi-captivity for feeding porpuses. As far as they are not being taken from the wild, none of us can critisize their culinary tastes. Just because we have a very particular point of view when caudates come in to play, it doesn´t mean it´´s wrong to eat animals raised for that purpose.

 

[aramcheck]

As far as i know the species is bred in captivity or semi-captivity for feeding porpuses. As far as they are not being taken from the wild, none of us can critisize their culinary tastes. Just because we have a very particular point of view when caudates come in to play, it doesn´t mean it´´s wrong to eat animals raised for that purpose.

Giant Chinese Salamanders are indeed farmed for meat production, so lets hope that one was from a farm and not one of the fiew left in the wild...
As for not being judgemental, I am a veggie, so I'll judge...

 

[achiinto]

Yes, I do have heard that there are captive breeding going on for food market purpose. Let's hope this one on the plate is from captive breed. I have heard from some Chinese people that they were able to find some Giant Salamander from some unknown source as pet as well.

I found a post on the internet, EDGE :: Amphibian Species Information

It suggested that although captive breeding seems to be successful, the salamander bred is not released for conservation purpose.

 

[Coastal Groovin]

Well If they are farmed for eating how do I get one sent to me? I'll be building a small river in my basemnet if anyone needs me.

 

[fishkeeper]

How come not more info on the farms? I wonder if they aren't similar to "eel farms" which merely raise babies to eatin size or like those "farms" that ship WC animals.

 

[Nathan050793]

That's about as bad as this: http://salamandercandy.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/japanese-eat-salamanders-2sm.jpg

Don't get me wrong, sushi is one of my favorite things, but I gag every time I look at that.

 

[Coastal Groovin]

Farming a salamander that grows that big really wouldn't make sense. It has to take 5-10 years to grow to adulthood. That would have to cost a few thousand if they were farm bred to eat. It would only make sense to sell them as 10 inch juvies for a few thousands as pets. But then if you watch what Japan is doing to Whales I guess it would be no surprise that it was caught from a stream and eaten.

 

[Jake]

Farming a salamander that grows that big really wouldn't make sense. It has to take 5-10 years to grow to adulthood. That would have to cost a few thousand if they were farm bred to eat. It would only make sense to sell them as 10 inch juvies for a few thousands as pets. But then if you watch what Japan is doing to Whales I guess it would be no surprise that it was caught from a stream and eaten.

I couldn't agree more! The one on that plate is a beast, it's probably well over 10 years old. The technique for "farming" them is to fence off a section of their native habitat...which is no different than someone collecting salamanders in a pond on their property and claiming they're "ranched". What happened to eating chicken and dogs??