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China Reclassifies Dogs as Pets Instead of Livestock

posted by martyb on Saturday April 11 2020, @12:14AM   Printer-friendly
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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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 11 2020, @07:51AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 11 2020, @07:51AM (#981057)

    First off, it's not the fucking flu.

    Secondly,

    what does it say about YOU that you insist on seeing racism where it doesn't actually exist

    What?! What does it say about YOU that you think "wuflu" isn't both xenophobic and dogwhistle-racist?

    Oh right, you're not racist, you have a Chinese friend! *big fat eye roll*

    Why are you so interested in being offended, that you would cultivate such delusions?

    Why are you so interested in being offensive? Where did GP say he or she was offended?

    it's just a name.

    Other names include "asshole" and "arik", but apparently we can use those as synonyms anyways.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Arik on Saturday April 11 2020, @08:10AM (1 child)

    by Arik (4543) on Saturday April 11 2020, @08:10AM (#981061) Journal
    "First off, it's not the fucking flu."

    Closest thing to a relevant point you make. There's a technical distinction but from a layman's point of view they're very similar things, so you shouldn't be surprised that people will call it that.

    "isn't both xenophobic and dogwhistle-racist?"

    Just like the Spanish Flu, the French Cut Brief, and (most heinous of all!) the American Cheese.

    "Oh right, you're not racist, you have a Chinese friend!"

    Do I? How do you know? And what difference do you think that makes? Why did you bring it up?

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    • (Score: 3, Informative) by FatPhil on Sunday April 12 2020, @11:54AM

      by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Sunday April 12 2020, @11:54AM (#981481) Homepage
      Even the WHO approves identifying covid-19, and many others, as influenza-like infections, so it's not even a leap to accept a "flu" popular nomenclature.
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