Woman Eats Bat Soup Before Being Arrested Sparking Fresh Pandemic Fears
“I was shocked when I saw [the bat] in the clip,” said Pattaraphon Manee-on, head of the wildlife health management team at the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Protection. “The incident should not happen both in Thailand and around the world, it is very dangerous behavior, especially as bats carry many pathogens.” Phonchanok, who apologized for the culinary stunt and said she would not eat the mammals again, was arrested for violating the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act....