Wildlife is being taken off the menu in China as the country bans both the selling and consumption of animals including badgers, deer and peacocks in an attempt to curtail the spread of the coronavirus.
According to The Independent, the ban is a turning point in the cultural attitudes towards regulating the wildlife meat industry and was approved by the Chinese parliament.
The order resulted in the closure of open-air markets selling wildlife, but the restriction does not extend to animals bred for consumption in captivity.
The virus is said to have been transmitted by wild animals to humans through a market in Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, and reinforces a re-evaluation of how wild animals are slaughtered and traded, particularly in China.
China bans selling and eating wild animals to curb coronavirus spread
Image: Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Wildlife is being taken off the menu in China as the country bans both the selling and consumption of animals including badgers, deer and peacocks in an attempt to curtail the spread of the coronavirus.
According to The Independent, the ban is a turning point in the cultural attitudes towards regulating the wildlife meat industry and was approved by the Chinese parliament.
The order resulted in the closure of open-air markets selling wildlife, but the restriction does not extend to animals bred for consumption in captivity.
The virus is said to have been transmitted by wild animals to humans through a market in Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, and reinforces a re-evaluation of how wild animals are slaughtered and traded, particularly in China.
Kenya shuts slaughterhouses over loss of donkeys to China
Would you like to comment on this article?
Register (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Trending Now
Latest Videos