The weasel, which is widely distributed in our country, is also known as a weasel. As the saying goes, "Weasel greetings chickens – not well-intentioned" warns us to be wary of those who appear to be friendly but actually have bad intentions.
The ancients respected weasels as spiritual beings. They believe that these weasels can incarnate into horse immortals, and through their own cultivation and possession, they can provide people with services such as healing diseases and exorcism of evil spirits.
Therefore, the ancients revered weasels and avoided harming them as much as possible.
Although the culture of the Izuma Immortal is mainly spread in the northeast region, the legend of the weasel is actually spread all over the country. Some places believe that weasels have magical spirits, while others say that weasels can understand human speech, just treat it well, offer food, and tell it your wishes, and your dreams will soon come true.
In many parts of China, the legendary weasel has been endowed with extraordinary and mysterious qualities, and people are in awe of it. Therefore, people usually do not hunt them easily.
This explains why there is a popular saying that "weasels are not to be killed". Another key reason why weasels cannot be killed is its ecological value.
In ancient China, farming was the main mode of production and economy**. At that time, there was no high technology to eradicate rats in large numbers, and once rats multiplied, they would eat crops in large quantities, causing incalculable losses.
Weasels, although known as natural predators of pests, will not actively invade human territory when food is abundant, let alone hunt poultry raised by humans. According to statistics, a single weasel can kill between 1,500 and 3,200 pests per year, which is a huge number.
Therefore, in areas where weasels are active, we rarely see large numbers of pests. It is because of this that our ancestors admonished us: "Weasels are not to be killed." ”
Although weasels are excellent rat catchers in the natural environment, with the advancement of technology and the excessive destruction of the environment by humans, many creatures, including weasels, are facing the challenge of survival.
The destruction of the living environment and overexploitation have reduced the habitat of weasels and their populations have declined dramatically. And the profit-seekers have long forgotten the warnings of the ancients, ignoring the admonition that weasels should not be killed, and hunting them frantically in order to obtain their expensive fur.
Weasel populations have plummeted, and protection has become a priority. However, there are still many unscrupulous people who are driven by profits, ignore laws and regulations, and take the risk of hunting and reselling weasel fur products.
Recently, Jiangsu ** received a report, a villager in a village at home **weasel, after receiving the alarm, ** immediately dispatched, successfully arrested the criminal suspect Wang, in order to warn the lawbreakers, the protection of wild animals is the responsibility of each of us.
During one of the operations, they seized a group of individuals that revealed a shocking criminal fact. Wang is instigating and inciting his relatives and friends to hunt weasels in order to obtain and sell their skins in pursuit of huge profits.
This criminal activity began in 2018, and over time, the number of people involved gradually increased, and they even started hunting weasels around the country. According to statistics, a total of 23 people were involved in the criminal act of hunting and buying weasels.
Today, when our understanding of the world is broadening and our understanding of culture is deepening, many of the ideas and traditions of the past are regarded as outdated feudal superstitions.
Although the status of weasels has changed and they are no longer considered gods, that doesn't mean we should see them as objects of hunting. With the continuous development of science and technology and civilization, we should look at problems with a more open and progressive perspective.
We can't hunt weasels endlessly because of a momentary selfish desire.