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: 5, Insightful) by fyngyrz on Saturday April 11 2020, @04:08PM
...wakes up
Wait, what? You must not be from the USA, or new here, or seriously not paying attention to the masses. We hardly ever learn from the mistakes of history. The tiny, rich minority who control our legislators do, however, occasionally shift things around a bit to make more profits, consolidate power, or both. Sometimes that looks like a lesson from history has been taken to heart, but really, that's not what's happening at all. The vast majority of it is reflexive twitching directly consequent to current events without any reflection on the past whatsoever.
You know why I know those things? Because I study history, that's why.
goes back to sleep...
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You can't teach someone who refuses to learn.