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.
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(Score: 2, Disagree) by Thexalon on Saturday April 11 2020, @02:32PM (1 child)
1. Actual scientists have been calling it Covid-19 or coronavirus (both accurate terms based on the virus's taxonomy, form, and genetics).
2. The concept of "Chinese Virus" was invented by a guy trying to dodge responsibility for his own actions by placing the blame on foreigners.
3. China is just the first place where it was detected and identified. It might have spread before that.
It's as much as misnomer as "Spanish flu" was for what went around in 1918, and probably didn't originate in Spain.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 3, Informative) by crafoo on Saturday April 11 2020, @03:55PM
1. 2. 3. I don't care.
It did orginate in Wuhan, and therefore is not, "as much as misnomer as 'Spanish flu'"