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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.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 11 2020, @06:41AM
Misquote!
And 老子 was no more than 500BC, if in fact he existed at all. Please, white right people, 白左, let's try to be at least a little literate and educated, lest all Han Chinese think we are as stupid as Runaway, the ignoramous.
I am more partial to the Fijian bumpersticker: "Tourists: The Other White Meat."