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Originally Posted by manwiches

I take great offense to this.

You are an uneducated, uninformed, and ignorant moron. Chinese people aren't the only kind of people who this market caters to. Every race and culture of this world contribute to their own extent.

Asians utilize herbal remedies yes, but that doesn't mean that endangered species are being used consistently, as you are implying. There are plenty of other cultures in the world (including North America) that do just as bad, if not worse things to our world.

If you don't like what you see at an herbal store, don't go in. Don't read the labels, and be disgusted because deer penis is being used in some herbal remedy. Deer aren't hunted down for their fallice, and left to die.

You should really do some research before you post such ignorant babble.

wiki: The penis of a tiger when consumed is said to enhance male virility and is an aphrodisiac.[1] In parts of southeast Asia it is seen as a treatment for erectile dysfunction.[2] This has contributed to the poaching of tigers for their benefits, the penis being just one of many of its assets.[1] As a result the tiger penis is often sold on the black market in China.

also: The penis of a tiger, deer, turtle or cow is consumed in restaurants in parts of China and southeast Asia and is commonly offered as a soup delicacy.[4] People have been known to spend up to $5700 (£3000) on a particularly rare tiger penis dish, something that needed to be ordered months in advance.[1] A dried tiger penis is more commonly sold at around $2500 (£1300) in Singapore and Taiwan

full article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_penis

another:

http://www.tigerhomes.org/animal/tiger-penis.cfm