Taken from an email sent by Humane Society International.
Shenzhen is now the first city in mainland China to ban the consumption of dogs and cats. The ban also includes a permanent prohibition on the consumption, breeding and sale of wild animals for human consumption.
Starting May 1st, the sale of cats and dogs for human consumption will now be banned in restaurants and stores throughout Shenzhen, and the sale of live cats and dogs for consumption will be banned in markets.
The ban on dog and cat meat is the first of its kind enacted in mainland China, and aside from the number of lives it will be saving, its true significance is that Shenzhen is an economic powerhouse and China's fifth-largest city, and we hope this example will inspire others to follow suit. Shenzhen is also the first city in the world to take the lessons learned from the current pandemic seriously and apply it to its wildlife trade.
To read the full story ... https://www.hsi.org/news-media/shenzhen-chinas-first-to-ban-eating-of-dogs-cats-wildlife
Not only that!A story in The Guardian, the UK's principal independent non-tabloid newspaper, reports that the Chinese government itself has signalled an end to the human consumption of dogs - releasing a draft policy that would forbid canine meat. It signalled out canines as forbidden in a draft list of animals allowed to be raised for meat. This follows the initiative of Shenzhen.
China's Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs singled out dogs as forbidden in a draft white list, which lists those animals allowed to be raised for meat. It calls dogs 'a special companion animal.'
For the full article, please go to https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/09/china-signals-end-to-dog-meat-consumption-by-humans
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