Shenzen, first Chinese City To Ban Eating Dog and Cat Meat

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Better late than never. And still it is ONLY ONE CHINESE CITY of Shenzen.

But then why didn't they BAN eating Bats, snakes, crocodiles, pangolins
and every other animal that moves?

SARS, Bird Flu and Corona Virus originated in China in the last 20 years
did NOT come from dogs or cats.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52131940

Shenzhen has become the first Chinese city to ban the sale and
consumption of dog and cat meat.

It comes after the coronavirus outbreak was linked to wildlife meat,
prompting Chinese authorities to ban the trade and consumption of wild
animals.

Shenzhen went a step further, extending the ban to dogs and cats. The
new law will come into force on 1 May.

Thirty million dogs a year are killed across Asia for meat, says Humane
Society International (HSI).

However, the practice of eating dog meat in China is not that common -
the majority of Chinese people have never done so and say they don't
want to.

"Dogs and cats as pets have established a much closer relationship with
humans than all other animals, and banning the consumption of dogs and
cats and other pets is a common practice in developed countries and in
Hong Kong and Taiwan," the Shenzhen city government said, according to a
Reuters report.

"This ban also responds to the demand and spirit of human civilization."


Animal advocacy organisation HSI praised the move.

"This really could be a watershed moment in efforts to end this brutal
trade that kills an estimated 10 million dogs and 4 million cats in
China every year," said Dr Peter Li, China policy specialist for HSI.

However, at the same time as this ruling, China approved the use of bear
bile to treat coronavirus patients.

Bear bile - a digestive fluid drained from living captive bears - has
long been used in traditional Chinese medicine.

The active ingredient, ursodeoxycholic acid, is used to dissolve
gallstones and treat liver disease. But there is no proof that it is
effective against the coronavirus and the process is painful and
distressing for the animals

Brian Daly, a spokesman for the Animals Asia Foundation, told AFP: "We
shouldn't be relying on wildlife products like bear bile as the solution
to combat a deadly virus that appears to have originated from wildlife."