Nantou Qingjing B & B shock! Slaughter of protected Muntjac!

Citizen journalist Fu Dong-sen was shocked and dismayed after clicking on a Facebook photo link from someone who had visited a B & B in Qingjing, Nantou. The pictures detailed a Muntjac’s slaughter and subsequent journey to become a steaming delicacy on the person’s dining table.

After following the link to the B & B’s website, the CJ contacted the Forestry Bureau’s Conservation Division. Guan Li-hao, the person in charge of the division said that according to Wildlife Conservation Act provisions, without applying for permission in advance, any slaughter of wild Muntjac was an offense punishable in law by a prison sentence of six months to five years, in combination with a fine of between 200,000 and 1 million NTD. However, the Muntjac is a species that can be kept legally, sold by breeders and slaughtered, and there is no control of reared numbers. Legislation merely prohibits the illegal slaughter of wild Muntjac, and so on receiving a report from the public, the relevant authority must first clarify with the suppliers before it is able to confirm whether the animal is illegal. The CJ believes that regardless of whether the action is illegal, people can choose where they spend their money, and should boycott this kind of establishment.

Nantou Qingjing B & B shock! Slaughter of protected Muntjac!
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(以下是中文對照)
南投清境民宿驚爆！宰殺烹煮保育類動物 山羌！

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公民記者傅東森在臉書頁面看到一則訊息，有人到南投清淨民宿出遊打卡的PO文，地點在南投縣清境山居湖畔民宿，接下來的照片讓人怵目驚心，一隻山羌被剝皮宰殺，即將成為人類桌上的美食佳餚。隨後的臉書訊息出現一盤剛上桌的肉還冒著煙。

公民記者循線找到這家民宿的網站，並詢問農委會林務局，保育組組長管立豪表示，依《野生動物保育法》規定，未經事先申請許可，任意宰殺野生山羌屬違法行為，可依法處6個月以上、5年以下有期徒刑，可併科20萬元以上、100萬元以下罰金，但山羌屬可合法飼養的野生動物種類，飼養者可合法販售、宰殺，且沒有管制飼養數量，法規僅規定不得違法宰殺野生山羌，若接獲民眾檢舉，仍得先釐清業者貨源，才能確認是否違法。但公民記者呼籲，無論店家行為是否違法，民眾可以選擇要不要去消費，並抵制這樣的店家。

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