China News Service, Beijing, August 2 (Reporter Yuan Xiuyue) Eat and broadcast once again on the cusp.
A few days ago, an Internet celebrity food blogger was on the hot search for cooking sharks.
On the 31st, the police confirmed that the shark in the video was indeed a human shark (also known as a great white shark), a national second-class protected animal.
From the big stomach king to eating endangered wild animals, why is there frequent chaos in the eating and broadcasting industry?
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Internet celebrities use endangered great white sharks as food and broadcast, claiming to be artificially farmed
"Today, I'm going to take a 100-pound giant artificially farmed shark home to see my aunt..." In the video, the food blogger named "Tizi" first came to the door of a seafood shop, and put a giant The package of the shark was opened, attracting many onlookers.
Afterwards, "Raisin" brought the sharks back for cutting, making spicy sharks and grilled sharks respectively.
During the cooking process, she put in a lot of oil, peppers and other spices, and finally ended with everyone eating the shark meat.
The upper left corner of the video is marked with the words "artificial breeding and edible".
Some time ago, this video caused an uproar on the Internet.
Some popular science bloggers pointed out that this shark is an internationally endangered wild animal, the great white shark, which is a second-class national protected animal.
In this regard, "Tizi" once responded to the media. She repeatedly confirmed with the seller that the source of sharks is regular.
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On the 31st, the police in Nanchong, Sichuan confirmed that the shark in the video of the Internet celebrity "Tizi" is indeed a human shark (also known as a great white shark), and the relevant case is being further processed.
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Lawyer's interpretation: Suspected crime of endangering precious and endangered wild animals
Guo Kai, a full-time criminal defense lawyer at Beijing Jingshi (Tianjin) Law Firm, told a reporter from Chinanews.com that the human shark is a second-class protected wild animal in the "National Key Protected Wildlife List". Yes, the purchase has violated the provisions of Article 341 of the "Criminal Law", suspected of endangering precious and endangered wild animals, or will face a penalty of imprisonment of not more than five years.
So, will the person who eats the shark with the "raisin" in the video be punished?
Guo Kai believes that Article 341 of the "Criminal Law" does not list the behavior of eating precious and endangered wild animals as a crime of endangering precious and endangered wild animals.
If it is simply eating sharks, it does not constitute a crime.
The Public Security Administration Punishment Law also does not have corresponding provisions to classify the behavior of consuming precious and endangered wild animals as an act endangering public security administration.
Therefore, the behavior of eating can not be punished by public security detention.
Some regions such as Guangdong have promulgated local regulations to impose penalties on consumption, but the types of penalties are limited to fines.
Therefore, other people who eat sharks with "raisins" can be punished by fines, and may even be unable to be punished because they have no compliance with the law.
In addition, according to the relevant person in charge, "Tizi" is a shark purchased through the Internet. The source is the coastal area of Fujian, and the relevant personnel have been controlled.
According to relevant laws and regulations, in addition to "raisins", those who illegally hunt, kill, and transport sharks may also be held criminally responsible.
Last year, the Hainan police in Qionghai detained food bloggers who ate "falu", a second-class national protected animal.
In addition to the food blogger, the buyers and shopkeepers of "Faluo" were all criminally detained according to the law.
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Eating and broadcasting chaos occurs frequently, and it is not uncommon to find exotic delicacies
In recent years, the culture of eating and broadcasting has emerged.
Some people have analyzed that eating and broadcasting can give the audience a kind of alternative satisfaction, relieve loneliness, and at the same time satisfy the curiosity and voyeurism.
There are many types of food broadcasts, such as evaluation, food exploration, and big stomach kings.
Since 2020, Big Stomach King Chibo has been criticized for fake eating, vomiting, and overeating.
In the past two years, there have been frequent occurrences of eating and broadcasting, and some food bloggers have embarked on a strange path and spent their time on food patterns.
As can be seen from the previous video of "Tizi", in addition to sharks, she has also eaten ostriches, snapping turtles, crocodiles, salamanders, small white sharks, etc.
The reporter searched on the short video platform and found that this kind of eating and broadcasting is not uncommon, such as "three eating crocodiles", "roasted crocodiles", "ostrich feast", "four eating salamanders" and so on.
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The shooting routines of some bloggers are also highly similar to "Tizi", beginning with "to bring XX pounds of XX to see relatives".
Immediately afterwards, the blogger came to the farm to bring back the animals.
Cooking is usually done outdoors, and the techniques are more extensive and flavorful, and most of them end up in the pictures of bloggers nibbling on food.
"Tizi" is also considered to be one of the earlier bloggers to make such videos, with 7.8 million followers.
Of course, in the comments, there are also many netizens who think it is "too cruel" and "uncomfortable".
The reporter noticed that the current account of "Tizi" on the short video platform has been banned.
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Can the label "artificial breeding" be exempted?
In this type of eating and broadcasting, most of them are marked with the words "artificial breeding".
Usually this is considered to be used for risk aversion, but is there an exemption for this?
Taking crocodiles as an example, in 2019, Siamese crocodiles, Nile crocodiles and Gulf crocodiles were included in the List of National Key Protected Aquatic Wild Animals for Artificial Breeding (Second Batch).
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According to the "Wild Animal Protection Law", for the wild animals and their products included in the list, the artificial breeding license can be directly obtained according to the annual production quantity verified by the wildlife protection department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the Central Government. It is sold and used with a special logo to ensure traceability.
In other words, to buy and sell live crocodiles, both sellers and buyers need to have relevant qualifications.
The relevant staff of the Ocean and Fisheries Bureau of Fuzhou City, Fujian Province once said that if the buyer does not have a breeding certificate and license, the seller cannot deliver the crocodile live. Once found, they will be punished accordingly.”
The reporter noticed that when some food bloggers were shooting videos, the crocodile was still alive.
Whether they have relevant qualifications is also a question mark.
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In addition, since the release of the "Decision on Comprehensively Prohibiting Illegal Wildlife Trade, Eliminating the Bad Habits of Eating Wild Animals, and Effectively Protecting People's Lives, Health and Safety" in 2020, all regions have clarified the scope of wild animals that are prohibited from eating.
For example, in Sichuan, the Chinese soft-shelled turtle is a key protected aquatic wild animal, and its artificial breeding or wild fishing must be approved.
Therefore, when consuming artificially bred and protected wild animals, it is also necessary to pay attention to local regulations.
Micro-review: It's not just "disaster from the mouth" to think about
Buying from the Internet, playing eating and broadcasting videos through online platforms, netizens watching to create traffic... Behind the farce of eating great white shark Internet celebrities, it is not just "disaster from the mouth" that needs to be considered.
Why is it so easy to buy endangered wildlife online?
Why did Liechie Chibo become popular and cause a wave of imitation?
Eat and broadcast wild animals, plus "artificial breeding" can everything be fine?
Among the various weak links, "eating and broadcasting endangered great white sharks" cannot be said to be an accident.
If you touch the red line of the law, you will be punished.
However, how to prevent this kind of thing from happening and less likely to happen is even more a matter for relevant departments and platforms to consider.
Food bloggers should also take this as a warning, not to spoil other people's appetites, let alone their own jobs.
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