For me the issues are how the turtles are housed and cared for prior to slaughter for meat, how humane the slaughter process is and that, as I said before, species of turtles are used that are not near or on endangered species lists. Unfortunately some of parts of the orient have a rather poor record when it comes to the animal trade for food or mostly arcane medicinal purposes so that does need addressed from a global perspective. I know in my home country of Canada there is a very sad but highly profitable black market trade in black bear gallbladders. Incredibly shameful to kill any animal, wild or domestic, just for a gallbladder and then leave the carcass tossed away like some much garbage.

I was raised around hunters and taught from an early age...you don't aim unless you are certain what you are aiming at...you make sure you can drop it quick and clean or don't even take the shot...you don't waste an animal (trophies being a bonus, not a goal)...and you be darned thankful that nature gave you that animal for your family's table. Any deviation from those rules and my dad was quite happy to lock up the hunting guns or in one case make one of my older brothers eat a disgusting fish duck that stunk up my mom's oven - Jim learned his lesson about shooting without double checking the duck species in his sights.