06 April, 2010

Tiger Parts Sold as Jewellery LRD pg 5

Should it be legal to sell fake tiger parts? Tell us what you think in about 100 words. (Illustrations may be included)

Nashita 4 Grace

No, it should be illegal to sell fake tiger parts. This is because if people start to sell fake tiger parts, buyers will also start to demand for the real stuff. Buyers will begin to ask for real tiger parts such as tiger teeth, skin and claws. These tiger parts are thought by some people to bring good luck, protection and powers to their owners so people are willing to pay large amount of money to purchase them. Due to the superstitious beliefs about tiger parts, people are killing tigers for all the wrong reasons. Tigers are decreasing in numbers rapidly and soon, they will become extinct. Animal conservationists deemed this as critical and they are organising campaigns to stop the seliing of both real and fake tiger parts.

45 comments:

Jodie[4p] said...

No,i do nt agree to sold fake tiger parts as Jewelly, because they will cost alot of people money to buy it when they know it is fake it is bad because they will go to the police station and tell about the situation, even if the parts are fake, the same penalties apply. THe prices for these charms ranged from $3 for a tiger tooth to $350 for a piece of skin, and to $14,800 tiger clawset in gold, That is alot of money and it is very expensive. Even if they get this money if the police find u they will take the money bag and will give to the person who been tricked, So i suggest no tiger parts to be sold as jewellery

sofea adrianna 4 peace said...

yes,it should because nowdays,buisness men want to be rich.they will ask his/her workers to sell fake parts of a tiger.when lots of people buy it,they figure out on how to get the real tiger parts.when they know how,they will do it and make ornamental jewellry and starts selling them.just like that,they get lots of money.people who buy them think/believe that it brings good luck and protective powers.the prices for these charms are expensive.i think it is a waste of money.i think it should be legal to sell fake tiger parts.

Vanessa 4 Peace said...

No!It should not be legal as Singapore says so!Fake tiger parts is like cheating of other people's money.Real tiger parts is illegal but some people thought that it will give them good luck and some "protective luck".I am scared of tigers and so,I will not buy the fake or real tigers products.I have a question to ask:Why must Singaporeans do this kind of things?I really,really,really hate those who break the rules!Why?That is the question I want to know!Why?And if the person wanted to earn money,think of other way to do!What for to breakthe rules?

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kelly men [4peace] said...

it is ilegal to sell fake tiger parts because you may end up in jail for two years!selling fake tiger parts is banned! when you see someone selling it never ever buy it!it won't bring you any luck!so i wish the people who sell tiger parts will stop selling it because later tigers will become lesser and lesser and i don't really want tigers to be extinct animals!so don't sell anymore tiger parts!

Tricia Toh 4Peace said...

Yes,it is legal to sell fake tiger parts.Jewellery or antique dealers here are openly sellling jewellery and amulet made from tiger claws,skins and teeth,selling fake tiger parts are banned.People buy because they believe that they will bring them good luck and protective powersto those wearing them.Some people also believe tiger skin contains magical powers.

Zi Yen( 4p) said...

No,it is actuallty demanding the goldsmiths and jewellwers to earn more money and find a way to kill it or trap it.Some people think that the amulets made from tiger parts could provide good luck and protective powers.Even if the parts are fake,the same penalties will apply.The teeth from the tiger parts are on sale and the peices are 303.The price is $3-$800 tooth set in gold is very expensive.Some people belive that the tiger's skin contain magical powers,with small peices of skin used to protect the owner from black magic.The claws are also expensive too.

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jeanettetan 4 peace said...

Hi! My answer is"it should not be legal to sell fake tiger part". Because they are very costly. Bu the animal concerns Research and Ecducation Society,which investigated 134 jewellery or antique shops between December and February,found 59 selling body parts of the highly enfangered big cat. Singapore ratified the cites convention in 1987. Under the Endangered species[Importand Export] Act, importing, [re-exporting or possessing any cites Species.

Vanessa Tan said...

i dont think we should sell or buy tiger jewellery because it cost alot of money to buy it and tiger is endanger animals so they should not sell tiger jewellery.And if u buy the tiger jewellery when the police saw it the police man will fine u or stay in the jail for two years.

vanessa tan 4hope

tanfuyu4peace said...

it should,t be illegal to sell tiger parts.some people are superdishes like they believe in power and even other thing,while i am not one.speaking about superdishes people,the tiger part they sell is teeth,skin and claws.those people who believe in superdishes,they also believe that tiger part have power.they believe that tiger teeth have protective power,skin protect you from black magic and claws have the same power as the teeth.but i do not believe it[reminder]

Nadiah Nabilah- 4 Hope said...

I think it should not be legal to sell this fake tiger parts.It may cause extinct to this wonderful creatures.The more we make it we will soon be living in a only human world.There will be no more animals.Most of the people are ignoring the heavy penalties.The more the shopkeepers make it the more people will buy it and start wasting their money on this wonderful endangered species.To help i encourage people to stop buying animal products tiger parts espacially.

Nadiah Nabilah 4 Hope

Bryan Lee 4 Peace said...

No it should be ilegal to sell fake tiger parts as the tiger skin say tht it contains magical powers,then their money will be waste and it drives up the demand for tiger parts and they will start killing the tiger then the tiger will be extinct then you won't see the tigers anymore,if you want to see the tigers,you must stop buying real or fake tiger parts and i say it should be ilegal to sell tiger parts.

chew yang kai[4f] said...

No!I think it is ilegal to sell fake tiger parts.It is like 2 offences.firstly,the shop keepers should not sell fake tiger parts as it is cheating the buyers [that believe that the tiger parts bring good luck and has protective powers]money.secondly,we should not kill the species of the big cats[tigers]or they will be extinct sooner or later.

Kevin Kok said...

I think Singapore should not sell fake tiger parts.As the Little Red Dot says it drives up the demand of buying tiger parts which will draw them closer to extinction. Singapore should show other countries that if a small country can stop selling tiger parts so can they.Anyway tiger parts are expensive to buy to shopholders. And even if they earn profit for selling the tiger parts whether fake or real ,if the policemen catch them they will be in hot soup.And why should Singapore even believe that the tiger parts give you good luck?To me it is just encouraging poachers to kill more tigers.

Kevin Kok 4Charity

Lua Yan Yu said...

No,selling real tiger parts is already illegel,selling fake tiger parts is just like selling real tiger parts but faking people people to buy it.Tricking people for big tons of money is very illegel.People that bought the fake tiger body parts will waist alot of money causing them to lose money,so they have to sell their fake jewellery to get money soon every body will start to sell fake items.

garveen 4peace said...

It is not a good idea to sell or buy tiger part for jewellery because we are threatening nature. IF this keeps up soon there will be no more tiger to look at.

abbas 4p said...

i think it should be illegal as shop keepers are raising the demand over fa fake tiger parts.Everyone of those people who are buying tiger parts are being cheated!people of other countries can do anything they want but this country cares and that is why i like it

Joey4P said...

Tiger part are fake is no use to buy because the people will break the law and you to if you buy tiger parts that are fake or real you will till break the law.People sometime trick you that maybe the fake tigers and you believe that the tiger part can give you good luck and make the bad luck go away and never come back if you wear the tigers part.

Valencia Tan 4Peace said...

Yes!It is illegal to sell fake tiger parts because the person who is selling it is cheating other people money.People belive that tiger teeth give good luck and protective powers to those wearing them.They also belive that tiger skin protect the owner from black magic.I am angry to the sellers too.If they sell fake tiger parts,they will be cheating others money,if they sell real tiger parts,they will kill alot of tiger and the tiger will extinct soon.If they keep on selling real tiger parts,they maybe will have a hard canning on the butt.But if they sell fake tigsr parts,the same penalties apply.

oliver4peace said...

I think selling fake tiger parts should be ilegal. Sometimes,shop keepers may even go to jail when they sell fake tiger parts. Shop keepers selling fake tiger parts may even have to pay fines. Some people who sell fake tiger parts can get serious penalties. I hope shop keepers will stop selling fake tiger parts. I also hope people will stop buying fake tiger parts. I'm sure the goverment will ask shop keepers to stop selling fake tiger parts. I hope Singapore will never sell fake tiger parts again. I think shop keepers will stop selling fake tiger parts. I also think people will stop buying fake tiger parts.

dylan mogan 4peace said...

It is illegal to sell fake tiger parts because this is a wrong thing to do police can catch you or you will have fine for $50,000 if you are selling fake tiger parts. The people is buying from the shopkeeper because they did not know that it is a fake tiger parts. They are still buying it because they see the colour is white in colour,they also thing that other dimond are also white in colour so they buy it. The shopkeeper also said that it give you good luck and also can protect you like black magic.Now i thing no more shopkeepers will sell fake things like fake tiger parts or other jewellerys.

Anonymous said...

I think no one will buy as it spoils easily.Some people will think it is ugly as it is fake.Other people will complain as jewellers and antique dealers here are openly selling jewellery made of fake tiger parts such as claws , skin and teeth. It is so unfair.It is also a waste of money for those who got trick.Selling tiger parts should be banned.Act,importing exporting,
re-exporting or possessing any Cites species without a permit can land one a fine of up to $50,000 per species ,with a cap of $500,000,and /or two years in jail.It is best,not to sell it.These tiger parts are usually made from Thailand,India and China. Only 3,400 to 5,140 tigers were left in the wild in 2008, down from 5,000 to 7,000 in 1999. The AVA is now examing the items for authenticity. Of the 59, only 7 knew of the ban on trade in tiger ornaments. These retailers either do not know or are ignoring the heavy penalities that come with selling, advertising or buying the parts of such an endangered animal. This is very serious.

natassya said...

i think it is illegal to sell fake tiger parts because the person buying it will be cheated for a lot of money and fake tiger parts break easily and the person who bought it will be cheated and they will complain to the jewellery maker as they had cheated their money for selling fake tiger parts this is very serious so i think we should ban people for making fake tiger parts 4 faith

Chua Jevy (4f) said...

I think it should not be legal to sell fake tiger parts as other people will think it is the real thing, gives good luck and protection to them if they owned the tiger part and they will buy it .It is the about same as cheating people of their hard earned money. Even if it is fake and the police found out you bought it they will fine you or put you in jail for two years.

from Jevy Chua (4 Faith)

Tammy Tan 4 Faith said...

No.I think it should not be legal to sell fake tiger parts or real tiger parts. People get trick by buying fake tiger parts and that cost alot of money.People think that tiger brings you good luck and they buy it. Human beings kill tiger to get their parts and buy it.So please do not kill tiger for their parts!!!!!!!!


Tammy Tan 4 Faith

Jerald Koh 4F said...

I think it should not be legal to sell fake tiger parts. It will spoilt peoples luck if they already have one.

Tammy Tan 4 Faith said...

I think it should not be legal to sell fake tiger parts.Tiger will be extinct soon because of all the buyers and the sellers.So ,help the tigers by not buying or selling fake tiger parts or real tiger parts!!!!!!!!!

Tammy Tan 4Faith

Chua Yi Jia said...

How do you feel if someone sell you fake parts? Now factory can do so much things making fake parts is just so easy to them. You kill tiger to get their skin,claws and teeth but how do you feel if someone kill you to take your body parts? How wiil you feel! You need to think of others! Animals are like humans they have feelings too. How will you feel if someone kill your famil members? I disaggre people selling fake or real tiger parts.

Anonymous said...

It is legal to sell fake tiger perts because we have to save the tiger population because if we keep killing tigers maybe it will be extinct one day.It does not mean its an endangered animal we should kill it because tigers are also like human beings they are living things too just like us.People always want tigers to be extinct but think twice...if we kill it all our people in the future will not get to see it anymore. Cindy 4G

zahier said...

Yes.It should be legal.It should be legal because it is fake tiger parts.At least we are not harming the tigers.Tigers are endangered animals and are about to be extinct.People use plastasine or clay to make fake tiger parts and then sell it as jewellery.Some sew cloth that looks like the pattern on the body of the tiger and then sell them as clothes.some people kill tiger parts such as their skin,claws and teeth.So,we must not kill tigers.zahier

Anonymous said...

i think it should be legal to sell fake tiger parts because there are only about 10000 tigers are in the world left and its very sad to hear that.

Anonymous said...

I think no, because it will encourage people to go for ways to find jewellery made from original as well as fake tiger parts such as teeth, skin and claws. All those significes good luck, protection and powers. people pay large amount of money to posses those fake tider parts too. As such countries like Singapore impose heavy penalties for selling fake tiger parts. Because of wrong belief on tiger parts people are killing tigers. we can see the number of tigers decreased from 7000 in 1999 to 5000 in the year 2008. Animal conservationists deem this critical as such they are campaiging to stop selling fake tiger body parts. Nashita 4 Grace

sharvin said...

i think that it should be illegal to sell fake tiger the peopole who bought those jewellery will be so hurt.they might have trusted that those were real tiger parts and would have paid a large amountof money on those jewellery.those pepole who are selling the jewellery will be earning a large amount of money.those people who bought this will be betrayed by the people selling the jewellery.i rwally pity the peoplewho bought those jewellery.i wish the people who bought those jewellery could get their money back.i think the goverment should take action!

sharvin 4 grace

Anonymous said...

No,I don't think it is legal to sell fake tiger parts because when people buy it and they found out that it is fake ,they will complain to the police or complain to the conseller.The police or conseller will find theperson to pay a fine or go to jail.In this way ,they are selling fake jewellery.They can also be cheating people's money just to have a big sum of money.If they sell real tiger parts,they will kill more tigers so next time we go to the zoo,there will be no more tigers to be seen anymore.
Raina (4 Grace )

Anonymous said...

Hmmm......I think we should not sell real tiger parts, because if we use a trenquanlizing gun, we can take its skin, claws and teeth, but if we take its skin, fur, claw and teeth, it would not get use to its enviroment and it will die as usual.But if we kill with a gun, it would be ilegal to kill it, so we must also help the tigers from extintion, they are also about a few species of tigers from being extinct.So help save them now!! Law Zhenwen (4G)

Anonymous said...

It should be legal to sell fake tiger parts because tiger is soon going to be extinct.If we sell real tiger parts,soon in the next few years,our grandchildren or even our children won't be able to see tigers anymore.If we sell fake tiger parts,we can use plastecine to make tiger claws,and to make tiger teeths.We can use feathers found on the ground to make the tiger's fur on gold jellery and sell them for a good price. As for the other parts it will be difficult to make but we could think of it next time.Nobody should kill the tiger.

Michelle Goh 4grace

raphael said...

It should be legal as we are selling fake tiger parts as we are not harming the tiger in any way.We are not killing the tiger to get it.People think that selling fake tiger parts is wrong as they think it is real tiger parts.We are not hurting to anybody so i think it is not illegal.They also use tiger parts to make jewelry but i dont think people will buy them as it will spoil fast and does not look so beautiful.so people do not buy them. raphael 4g

Anonymous said...

It should be legal to sell fake tiger parts because if we use real tiger parts,tigers will soon be extinct. Anyway,it will be really cruell to kill tigers just for a part of the tiger.Salesman usually sale fake tiger.If they sale fake tiger parts.If they sale real ones,they must go to jail for at least for two years!people want tiger parts such as tiger teeth,tiger skin and tiger claws.Teethis used to make oramental jewelly.Some people belive that tiger teeth give good like and protective powers to those wearing them.some people also believe that tiger skin contains magical powers,with small pieces of skin used to protect the owner from black magic.yu qing 4grace

Anonymous said...

I think it should be legal to sell fake tiger parts,because if we kill more and more tigers just because of their parts that would not be worth it.If we sell real tiger parts,the tiger would be extint soon and the next generation might not be able to see any more tigers because the tigers were killed because of their parts.So we should be more considerate and should save the tigers!We must not kill the tigers when they did not do any thing wrong!
Flora 4Grace

Anonymous said...

I think we should not sell fake snd real tiger parts because,if you sell fake tiger parts you will cheat people of their money($).And we should not sell real tiger parts because the tigers would be extint and there will be no more tigers to see any more because of this incedent! =.=

Flora 4Grace

Cherlyn Chong said...

No because it will cause someone to get tricked by all those sellers.Selling tiger skins,claws and tooth are all illegal because if it is real, you will be punished and will be fine.If you sell the fake ones, you will be also be arrested by all the police mens and have no way to go.If people get tricked and call the police you're also in trouble.It cause people lots of money on it and if the buyer found out he will be super super angry.It is totally illegal to do that Cherlyn Chong 4H

Jessy said...

No! Because selling fake parts of a tiger is encoureging to kill a real tiger and use the real tiger's body parts, so no. It should STAY ilegal.

Anonymous said...

yes cindy you are right.


nashita 4G

Anonymous said...

NO, it should not be legal because selling fake tiger parts are like selling items which are fake and its like telling a lie to the buyer by saying by telling them that they went to forest to kill this tiger. we should not sell real or fake tiger parts. if we carry on killing tigers, they will soon be Extinct.

tay zhi zhong said...

I think that selling fake tiger parts is a crime that should not happen in Singapore or in any part of the world. As many people will suffer being cheated, also it may cause death due to people who believe that some tiger parts can use to make medicine.