Yesterday morning, some people reported that a live crocodile was placed in front of the Northeast Fish Head Hotel at the intersection of Wuyuan Road and Guoguo Road in Sanmenxia City, which attracted many people to watch. The forest police immediately rushed to the scene with the law enforcement officers of the Yellow River Wetland Management Station, and it really happened. There is a notice posted in the lobby of this hotel, which reads: "In order to thank customers for their love for our store, our store has specially introduced crocodile meat at a price of 168 yuan per catty".
The owner of the hotel said that the crocodile was delivered to the hotel from Guangzhou that morning, and took out the China People's Wildlife Domestication and Breeding Permit and the China People's Wildlife Management and Utilization Permit faxed from Guangzhou to Shenshan Samsung Farm in Baiyun District, Guangzhou. The species name on the certificate is imported crocodile. However, law enforcement officials said that these can only prove that Shenshan Samsung Farm in Baiyun District of Guangzhou has the right to domesticate, breed, manage and utilize imported crocodiles, but it does not mean that the hotel has the qualification to operate crocodiles.
Crocodiles are amphibians and national second-class protected animals. Article 35 of the Law on the Protection of Wild Animals stipulates that if restaurants, restaurants and other catering service units use the names or nicknames of wild animals and their products as recipes to attract customers, the department of wildlife administration or the administrative department for industry and commerce shall order them to make corrections and impose penalties.
After investigation, this hotel is operating wild animals without a license. Law enforcement officers seized crocodiles at the scene and sent them to Sanmenxia Wildlife Rescue Station, and punished the hotel according to law.
Look, it's illegal.