China is considering moves that would entrench its vast fur industry further into the country’s economy, raising worries over the spread of coronavirus among animals crowded together in small spaces. The country’s agriculture ministry is proposing to reclassify mink, raccoon dogs, silver foxes and blue foxes as domestic livestock, rather than wild animals, which they […]
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Petition: Markets in Vietnam are Still Selling Wild Animals
Similar to Indonesia, a market in Vietnam is reportedly still selling rats and reptiles, spiking concerns about coronavirus. Scientists believe the coronavirus pandemic started when the virus was transmitted from an animal at an exotic animal market in China to a human. According to the Mirror, Thanh Hoa Bird Market outside Ho Chi Minh City […]
Petition: Black Cats Killed and Ground Up into Paste as Misleading Coronavirus Treatment
Reports from Vietnam show black cats are being killed and eaten after rumors spread that their ground-up bodies are effective coronavirus treatments. Animal rights activists in the group No to Dog Meat said that black cats were being sold for paste, per South West News Service. Julia de Cadenet of No to Dog Meat said […]
As calls to shutter wildlife markets grow, China struggles with an industry worth billions
Last Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on China to shut down wet markets where illegal wildlife are sold. Pompeo’s call was echoed by the Australian government, which on the same day urged G20 countries to take action on wildlife markets in order to reduce the risk of new diseases like COVID-19 spilling […]
Petition: Beijing Bans Consumption of Wild Animals Due to Coronavirus
Beijing has passed a law that punishes people for hunting, trading or eating wildlife, according to the Daily Mail. Government officials passed the law April 24 in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The wildlife trade and animal markets are thought to be the cause of the coronavirus pandemic. Two other Chinese cities, including Shenzhen, passed […]
China outrage: How pangolins are ‘force-fed rice to increase price’ on black market
Pangolins, which are often mistaken as reptiles, are actually the only wholly-scaled mammals in the world, with four known species found in Asia and two living in Sub-Saharan Africa. These small, soft animals have been under threat for decades from poachers, as their scales are used in Chinese traditional medicines, leading to some species in […]
Petition: California and New York Lawmakers Work on Bills Banning “Wet Markets” in their States
States are starting to call for bans on “wet markets.” California state senator Harry Stern and New York Assembly member Lisa Rosenthal created an advocacy group called Social Compassion in Legislation to create a plan to end wet markets in California and New York, according to LAD Bible. “Wet markets” are animal markets where animals […]
China lists white dolphins as source of medicine
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — China’s handling of wildlife has again sparked controversy, with the latest example being a state-affiliated science organization listing the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin as a source of medicine. A Chinese netizen on Monday (April 20) shared a photo of a document on the science news platform Guokr, originally from the National Natural […]