Chinese expats caught eating endangered Zimbabwe tortoises

Category: Expats, Uncategorized

The expat workers Zhang Hongyuan, Chen Caijan, Lin Guibin and Shi Jiahua obtained rare Bell's Hinged tortoises "for personal consumption".

The Zimbabwe National Society for the Protection of Cruelty to animals, ZNSPCA, said the four Chinese nationals admitted to breaking the country's Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

They also admitted to living and working in Zimbabwe without the correct immigration documents, said the ZNSPCA's Ed Lance.

The tortoises, considered a delicacy in China, are among many rare animals that fetch high prices among diners.

It is estimated more than 5,000 Chinese are working and in living in Zimbabwe. The two countries have signed scores of trade agreements, most recently a lucrative diamond mining contract.

But relations between locals and the Chinese are brittle. Last year, China had to send a special delegation to the country to encourage better relations between Chinese expats and locals after reports of inhumane treatment and underpayment by the "new colonial master".

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Chinese expats caught eating endangered Zimbabwe tortoises

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February 19th, 2012
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