Lawmakers in Shenzhen, China have banned its residents from
consuming certain animals including dog, snake, frog, turtle and
cat meats.
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According to the notice by the Chinese government, the legislation
which was passed on Wednesday will take effect on May 1, 2020.

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The law comes after the coronavirus outbreak was linked to
wildlife meat, prompting Chinese authorities to ban the trade and
consumption of wild animals BBC news reports.

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The officials said “Dogs and cats as pets have established a much
closer relationship with humans than all other animals, and
banning the consumption of dogs and cats and other pets is a
common practice in developed countries and in Hong Kong and
Taiwan.

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“This ban also responds to the demand and spirit of human
civilization. ” Residents are only allowed to dine on aquatic animals
permitted by law.”

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The government stated that certain livestock like pigs, cows,
sheep, donkeys, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese and pigeons were
safe for consumption.

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However, due to the continuous spread of the virus, there are
now close to one million confirmed cases of the virus worldwide,
and more than 47,000 deaths, according to a Johns Hopkins
University tally.

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According to the National Health Commission in China alone, there
are 81,589 confirmed cases and 3,318 deaths.

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Source: https://dailypost.ng/2020/04/02/covid-19-chinese-government-bans-consumption-of-wild-animals/
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Dominque, Lalasticlala, pocohantas, Mynd44

Igba yi laro. Na now day just break. They should please add weird animals to the list as well.

Another virus loading!!! Are you thinking what I'm thinking.
We might just here of thunder and lightning virus.
Solar virus, hydro virus.

Abeg let Nigeria also release corruption virus

They know understand why we have taboos in Africa.
It is know about superstition, those taboos were established either based on revelations or dire patterns.