No More Tigers On The Menu Authorities told restaurants in the Cambodian capital last month to stop serving rare animals or face closure. Many restaurants in Phnom Penh serve rare animals because patrons believe eating parts of animals such as tigers, bears, scaly ant eaters, porcupines and turtles can cure diseases and ensure sexual potency. There are around 100 restaurants in the city that serve rare wild animals and now they must take them off their menus. Raids by wildlife protection officials this year have rescued more than 1,300 endangered animals from kitchens in Phnom Penh, officials said. (end) Khorsheed.com - Dec 2001