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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: 4, Touché) by maxwell demon on Saturday April 11 2020, @08:28AM (3 children)

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Saturday April 11 2020, @08:28AM (#981068) Journal

    What distinguishes your disgust of the Chinese eating dogs (or whichever other animal you had in mind) from e.g. a Hindu having disgust of Americans eating cows, or a Muslim having disgust of Americans eating pigs?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 11 2020, @08:35AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 11 2020, @08:35AM (#981073)

    Peruvians and their darn guinea pigs! French eating horsemeat! Canadiens eating poutine! Oh, the horror!!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 11 2020, @09:53PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 11 2020, @09:53PM (#981303)

      Canadien

      Holy shit you know what a Canadien is! However FYI, poutine is widespread across Anglo Canada (and the Francophone pockets outside of Quebec) too.

  • (Score: 1) by Arik on Saturday April 11 2020, @09:00AM

    by Arik (4543) on Saturday April 11 2020, @09:00AM (#981077) Journal
    That's always my response to people that get really freaked out at the idea of foreigners (not always Chinese) eating dogs or cats.

    It /is/ kind of gross. I don't want to do it myself. But... I know lots of people that eat pig. That's easily as gross. I don't hold it against them.

    People just eat weird shit. You gotta accept that and move on.
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