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The niceties of normal moral constraints 5 years 155 days agoEdited Shwe Tu Colony wrote:So apparently I drank bird spit earlier. https://goldennest.com/products/birds-nest-drink-original-12-bottles-x-240ml-8-oz "100% Genuine Swallow Nest" "Product of USA" So how does this jibe with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which protects native migratory birds and all their parts, including nests? The subfamily Hirundinidae is well-represented, too: https://www.fws.gov/birds/management/managed-species/migratory-bird-treaty-act-protected-species.php EDIT: They can be imported, apparently. That would explain the expense, at any rate. Although I'd question the "Product of USA" line: https://asktheexpert.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5911/~/what-kind-of-permit-do-i-need-to-import-bird-nests-from-indonesia-to-the-usa%3F Lord Dominator, Aeterno tranquillitas, Turbeaux, Canaltia, and 1 otherCosona

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The niceties of normal moral constraints 5 years 155 days agoEdited

So apparently I drank bird spit earlier.
https://goldennest.com/products/birds-nest-drink-original-12-bottles-x-240ml-8-oz

"100% Genuine Swallow Nest"

"Product of USA"

So how does this jibe with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which protects native migratory birds and all their parts, including nests? The subfamily Hirundinidae is well-represented, too: https://www.fws.gov/birds/management/managed-species/migratory-bird-treaty-act-protected-species.php

EDIT: They can be imported, apparently. That would explain the expense, at any rate. Although I'd question the "Product of USA" line: https://asktheexpert.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5911/~/what-kind-of-permit-do-i-need-to-import-bird-nests-from-indonesia-to-the-usa%3F

Lord Dominator, Aeterno tranquillitas, Turbeaux, Canaltia, and 1 otherCosona

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