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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: 2, Touché) by khallow on Saturday April 11 2020, @02:20PM (1 child)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Saturday April 11 2020, @02:20PM (#981123) Journal

    But still, those two examples pale in comparison to the most primitive, prehistoric, barbaric principle of all: Social darwinism; the principle that it is not only ok for children to suffer and die because of the choices/sins/crimes/skin-color of their parents, but that it's actually how things should be. And this belief is held strongly by at least half the population of the aforementionned country.

    I find it interesting how people try so hard to pretend that the US is worse. Even African Americans, Native Americans, and Polynesians (which by far are the worst affected ethnicities historically in the US IMHO) don't have the above as bad as Tibetans or Uighurs in the present day.

    And I think girls being "strongly encouraged" to sign "virginity" contracts with their fathers is barbaric. And I also think so-called mothers forcing/blackmailing their little 6-10 year-old daughters into participating to disgusting/degrading mini-miss beauty contests is barbaric.

    As opposed to 13% more [scmp.com] boys born in China than girls? We can play this whataboutism game all day. But there's no point to defending China by pointing out weaker flaws in the US.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 13 2020, @08:45AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 13 2020, @08:45AM (#981887)

    Polynesians (which by far are the worst affected ethnicities historically in the US IMHO)

    Wha? What the everloving hell are you on about, khallow! Other than the fact they get preyed upon by the LDS, what are you talking about? Wounded Knee? Being sold, whether down river or up! Nothing to compare. Or, have you been listening to Aquaman about Mauna Kea? His super power is that he can talk to fish. Knows nothing about volcanic mountains.