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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: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday April 11 2020, @07:22AM (2 children)
I think that you're a veteran of the psychic wars.
Population of China? You'll have to refresh my memory on the supposed "embarrasment". A billion and a half, give or take? https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/china/population [ceicdata.com]
(Score: 4, Funny) by aristarchus on Saturday April 11 2020, @07:50AM (1 child)
Runaway, you are an idiot. An imbecile. An ignoramous. A dilletante. A poser. A knave and a poltroon. You are too stupid to carry on a conversation with. So I will just continue to insult you. Some of these you may not recognize as insults, you roundhead pollywagger, but take my word for it, they are. You denizen of the most shit-hole county in Arkansas, dependent on Foreigners for employment! Purveyor of Fox News Talking points! You mendacious bastard! Racist pig! Untermenschen lumpenproletariat! Slack-jawed Slantern! 小人! Petty Minded Hater of Those Smarter than yourself! Snaggle-toothed Bald-headed Poofta! Bespawler of the juice of Tobacco! Fopdoodle with appendage! You did not know the population of China, in accordance with the rest of your ignorance, some time ago when you make a typical stupid post, and you were called upon it. Now, like Seah Hankity, you try to rewrite history, by Googling? Oh, thin gruel, Runaway! Your ignorance is apparent to one and all, and the libs, well, any moderately educated liberal, or conservative, can see you are filled with the most deleterious excrement. Do not reply to this comment, Runaway. As your superior, I command you! Do not!
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday April 11 2020, @10:22AM
I'll just remind you that I have met superiors in my lifetime. They are few, and far between, almost as rare as hen's teeth. Aristarchus, the original, may have been my superior. Faux Aristarchus? ROFLMAO, your dreams aren't even that good!