But there are some 40 kinds of turtles used in Chinese medicine and most of them are land turtles. Many land turtles can also be raised in captivity. In some South American countries they even have the habit of eating turtle meat. So he opposes a ban-- "Unless there's also a prohibition against eating turtle meat."
他再以另一被禁的龜板為例，目前屬於保育類的烏龜只有三種，都是海龜，但中藥商用的種類有四十多種，大部分是陸龜，許多陸龜也可以養殖，南美洲一些地區甚至還有吃龜肉的飲食習慣，「除非也禁止吃龜肉」，張賢哲提出不同於衛生署的看法。