Thursday, April 2, 2020

BBC: Shenzhen becomes first Chinese city to ban eating cats and dogs - "Thirty million dogs a year are killed across Asia for meat"


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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). ....