The police stated that the lady, whom they recognized solely as Jin — who goes by the on-screen identify Tizi — bought the shark at a market on April 13 and that her movies that includes the animal have been broadly watched on social media platforms Kuaishou and Douyin in July, the place they attracted a variety of feedback criticizing her. Police stated that in their investigation, they used “the DNA barcode of a residual tissue sample from the shark” to find out that it was, the truth is, a protected species.
Police additionally stated the 2 males who caught and offered her the shark, whom they recognized as “Mr. Shen and Mr. Yan,” had been arrested. Police stated she paid 7,700 yuan or $1,140 for it, utilizing the buying web site Taobao.
In the video, Jin is proven choosing the shark up, and she makes a lot of how huge it’s, at one level mendacity down subsequent to it to point out that it’s longer than she is. She proceeds to switch it to a house, the place close by villagers look on in curiosity. She explains to the digital camera that she is going to put together the shark utilizing native substances, and then units about getting ready it: Its decrease half is roasted whereas the higher half, together with the top, is cooked in a spicy broth.
After documenting the intensive cooking course of, Jin and a number of others enthusiastically devour the fish within the remaining moments of the video. “We worked on cooking this shark all day and now we’re finally able to eat it!” one says, whereas one other proclaims it to be “sooo good.”
Jin reportedly told local media after the video stirred controversy that she had acquired the shark via “legal channels,” however officers stated on the time that her assertion was “inconsistent with the facts” and police have been trying into the incident.
Great white sharks are classified as “vulnerable” — a step under endangered — by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Police in China stated it was listed as a protected species beneath the nation’s National Wild Animal Protection Laws.