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

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: 2) by maxwell demon on Saturday April 11 2020, @01:28PM (2 children)

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Saturday April 11 2020, @01:28PM (#981107) Journal

    I wonder what your definition of “country” is. Because I would certainly consider an empire to be a country.

    In any case, China is a political entity. It is neither an ethnicity nor a culture.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 11 2020, @09:34PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 11 2020, @09:34PM (#981296)

    I would certainly consider an empire to be a country.

    Ireland (N and S) and Scotland would like a word with you.

    Puerto Rico would like a word with you.

    Etc.

  • (Score: 2) by barbara hudson on Sunday April 12 2020, @12:44AM

    by barbara hudson (6443) <barbara.Jane.hudson@icloud.com> on Sunday April 12 2020, @12:44AM (#981371) Journal
    The British Empire, the Spanish Empire, the Aztec Empire - none of those was a country. They were empires. So an empire is my re than a country.
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