This is an honest question, not meant to be a troll, but is there anything they DON'T eat in China?
Nope, like France the rules are simple:
1. If it moves, eat it.
2. If it doesn't move, try eating it.
This is an honest question, not meant to be a troll, but is there anything they DON'T eat in China?
The royal warrant thing means they will eventually have to comply with EU cosmetic regs.
When used in cosmetics and personal care products in Europe, Sodium Tallowate, Magensium Tallowate and Potassium Tallowate must conform to European Union animal by-products legislation, and the general provisions of the Cosmetics Directive of the European Union.
Nope, like France the rules are simple:
1. If it moves, eat it.
2. If it doesn't move, try eating it.
I'm interested to know who is shearing honey badgers, aka Ratels... aka the most ornery and cantankerous member of the class Mammalia. Even Chuck Norris checks his closet and under his bed for Ratels before he goes to sleep.Back to the OP of HOW they gather badger hair for brushes...Sadly most, 95% or more, is gathered post-mortem, but there ARE those that actually use a slightly different species of badger and shear them. The hair is fine all around the honey badger, but is stiffest, and whitest on the back, and BLACK on the belly. The hair is not as fine, but they often use sand paper to "soften" the tips to make them appear softer, and some makers sell this hair as "premium".
"Brasso" (99p a can) carries a Royal Warrant
This is an honest question, not meant to be a troll, but is there anything they DON'T eat in China?
I'm interested to know who is shearing honey badgers, aka Ratels... aka the most ornery and cantankerous member of the class Mammalia. Even Chuck Norris checks his closet and under his bed for Ratels before he goes to sleep.
According to the Royal Warrant Holder's Association, "Does having a Royal Warrant mean that the products or services supplied are the best?
No – it only means they are the preferred product or service."
I couldn't find any restrictions on warrant holders, other than they provide a product preferred by the royal family.
This suggests that there is no requirement to procure materials that meet a given standard. Of course, it looks like the royal warrant for cigarettes was revoked in keeping with public policy, so who knows?
Really? That would explain how that stuff is ubiquitous in the military and police.
"Traditiiiiiiioooon! Tradition!" - Tevye
Royal Warrant Holders Association FAQ said:A firm should have made a continuing supply of goods and services ordered and paid for by the Households of The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh or The Prince of Wales over a minimum trading period of five years within the last seven, which should include trade within twelve months prior to the date of application.
After all, Coca Cola have a royal warrant.
I imagine a honey badger could be hand-reared like those lions and tigers and trained bears you see in circuses. Generally those are attractions because it is so very rare to see a tame dangerous animal like that. A lot of hard work goes into keeping those animals from killing their trainers, and still, they do it all the time. So you'll forgive me for being a little skeptical of the idea of a farm full of tame badgers that you can shear. They sure don't shear minks and foxes to get their fur.It's not hard at all if it's a hand-reared RATEL. Sorta like shearing a sheep really. Even hand-reared wolves toenails can be trimmed. I know, I've done it.
I imagine a honey badger could be hand-reared like those lions and tigers and trained bears you see in circuses. Generally those are attractions because it is so very rare to see a tame dangerous animal like that. A lot of hard work goes into keeping those animals from killing their trainers, and still, they do it all the time. So you'll forgive me for being a little skeptical of the idea of a farm full of tame badgers that you can shear. They sure don't shear minks and foxes to get their fur.
I'm interested to know who is shearing honey badgers, aka Ratels... aka the most ornery and cantankerous member of the class Mammalia. Even Chuck Norris checks his closet and under his bed for Ratels before he goes to sleep.