Shenzhen prepares ban on eating cats and dogs after Covid-19 epidemic


People eat dog meat outside a kindergarten during the local dog meat festival, in Yulin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China June 21, 2018. - Reuters

SHENZHEN (Reuters) The southern Chinese technology hub of Shenzhen is moving to outlaw the consumption of dogs and cats as the country clamps down on the wildlife trade that scientists suspect led to the coronavirus outbreak.

The proposed regulations from the city government list nine meats that are permitted for consumption, including pork, chicken, beef and rabbit, as well as fish and seafood.

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