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China Reclassifies Dogs as Pets Instead of Livestock

posted by martyb on Saturday April 11 2020, @12:14AM   
from the Fido-Lives! dept.

takyon writes:

China reclassifies dogs as pets instead of livestock

China's Ministry of Agriculture issued new guidelines Wednesday that reclassify dogs as pets instead of livestock, part of the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

"As far as dogs are concerned, along with the progress of human civilization and the public concern and love for animal protection, dogs have been 'specialized' to become companion animals ... and they will not be regulated as livestock in China," the notice said.

The coronavirus is believed to have originated in horseshoe bats, which may have passed the disease to other wildlife species for sale in the markets of Wuhan, where the virus was first detected.

Following the outbreak, China banned the breeding, trading and consumption of wildlife.

Also at Reuters.

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• Latest from the prolefeed... Latest from the prolefeed... (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 11 2020, @01:20AM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 11 2020, @01:20AM (#980976)

  Comrade, former filthy imports from the west [pri.org] are now the peoples pets. The former hated royal shih tzu [easypetmd.com] is now the peoples shih tzu and has always been the peoples shih tzu.

  The Communist revolutionaries led by Mao Zedong hated the little dogs as they were symbols of royal power. It is widely believed that the last Shih Tzu in China were killed shortly after the revolution seized power.

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• Re:Latest from the prolefeed... (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 11 2020, @02:43AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 11 2020, @02:43AM (#980999)

  Shit-sue by name Shit-sue by nature.

  Have you ever met one of the little shits? They are most unpleasant critters that bark at everything.

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