article_snippet: An undercover investigation in China has revealed a shocking underground butchery in central China where protected animal species are slaughtered on-site and sold to restaurants.
article_snippet: The illegal meat market in the town of Liurenba in Hubei Province - a mountainous area known for The illegal meat market in the town of Liurenba in Hubei Province - a mountainous area known for its diversity of wild animal species - diversity of wild animal species - is reported to be less than 50 metres from the local governmental office, according to the People’s Daily Online.
article_snippet: An undercover investigation in China was prompted after local residents alerted the media to a complex supply chain from surrounding forests to restaurant dining tables.
article_snippet: Wild animals are killed and skinned in an underground butchery in Liurenba town in Hubei Province .
article_snippet: Behind a chopping block, which had freshly slaughtered wild boar, an underground butchery in Liurenba town in Hubei Province put up a sign saying ‘wholesale and retail’.
article_snippet: : An earlier probe found a mobile vendor is seen selling wild animal meats by a highway in Hubei Province near China's capital, Beijing .
article_snippet: Illegal dish: Wild hares are a protected animal species in Hebei .
article_snippet: Supply and demand: Poaching in China is illegal, but with restaurants paying top money for the animals which are sold as delicacies, a huge underground chain has been created .
article_snippet: Poaching in China is illegal, but with restaurants paying top money for the animals which are sold as delicacies, a huge underground chain has been created.
article_snippet: An earlier article on People’s Daily Online revealed similar trade in Hubei Province near Beijing.
article_snippet: In An earlier article on People’s Daily Online, a mobile butchery sold wild animals including pheasants, hares and boars by a highway to passers-by who were looking to purchase food ingredients for the Chinese New Year.
highlights_snippet: Investigation exposed the largest wild animal butchery in Liurenba town .
  