More than 50% of HCMC's population uses wild meat

According to a survey conducted by the Wildlife Protection Organization (WAR) on May 23, more than half of the people who live and work in Ho Chi Minh City used wildlife, of which Nearly half use 3 or more times a year.

A "wild meat" menu of a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: Internet ).

These findings are based on the results of a survey of more than 4,000 residents and nearly 3600 junior high school students in the city from August 2010 to April 2011. Men use wildlife products more than women, the most popular is meat-eating, followed by drinking, making drugs, making scenes and making ornaments and fashion.

People in middle age 36-45 years old, people with high positions, higher education tend to use wildlife products more. In particular, people's use of products is on the rise in the future.

Especially, for secondary school students, 28.2% used to use wild animal products, driven by their parents and adults in specialty shops. suing in the family like a birthday, c'mon .

The survey results show that people and students are confused about the rarity of species, when they discover that most violations are unknown and do not remember which phone numbers to inform.

Ms. Do Thi Thanh Huyen, Conservation Education Program Manager under WAR, said: ' Interventions to prevent illegal trade in wildlife products need to be directed to dynamic users. Wild animals, because of the need to buy new needs for sale. Consumers themselves have created a need for hunting and trading of illegal wildlife products, causing endangered species. '

Decree 99 of the Government on sanctioning administrative violations in the field of forest management, forest protection and forest product management has increased the maximum level of administrative sanctions to VND 500 million, 17 times higher than the Decree. 159 before.

The revised Criminal Code also increased the handling of violations of regulations on animal and plant protection on the list of the highest endangered endangered species, a fine of VND 500 million and imprisonment of 7 years.