Animal Protection

China recently announced a new policy prohibiting the consumption of dog meat. (Photo: Twitter)【看英文中國郵報學英文】因應2019新型冠狀病毒 (COVID-19) ，中國於昨（9）日宣佈將擬定新政策，禁止食用狗肉。Following the coronavirus outbreak, China has announced a new policy prohibiting the consumption of dog meat.文件中，中國農業部稱狗應為伴侶動物，特別強調「隨著人類文明進步和公眾對動物保護的關注及偏愛，狗已從傳統家畜『特化』為伴侶動物，國際上普遍不作為畜禽，我國不宜列入畜禽管理」。In a notice released by China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the government announced that “As far as dogs…

The Chinese government's Ministry of Agriculture announced new guidelines that would change the classification of dogs from livestock to pets, Reuters reported.China's animal consumption practices have come under renewed scrutiny after a novel coronavirus originating in the city of Wuhan in the Hubei province caused a pandemic. That virus, which…

China considers ending dog meat consumption Covid pandemic gives rise to plans for broader crackdown on wildlife consumption published : 10 Apr 2020 at 18:05 A man walks with his pet dog as he talks to a vendor who sells dog meat at a market during the local dog meat…

China considers ending dog meat consumption Covid pandemic gives rise to plans for broader crackdown on wildlife consumption published : 10 Apr 2020 at 18:05 A man walks with his pet dog as he talks to a vendor who sells dog meat at a market during the local dog meat…

Hong Kong (CNN)The Chinese government has issued a new draft list of livestock that can be farmed for meat in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, which is suspected to have originated from wild animals in a Wuhan wet market.Beijing temporarily banned all trade in wild animals for food following…

China’s agriculture ministry has reclassified dogs, which it previously deemed livestock, as pets in 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 internationally…

Posted April 10, 2020 06:38:33 China has drawn up new guidelines to reclassify dogs as pets rather than livestock, the Agriculture Ministry said as part of its response to the coronavirus outbreak. Key Points:The Agriculture Ministry pointed to the progress of human civilisation and the public love for animal protection…

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'…

April 9, 2020 | 1:01pm | Updated April 9, 2020 | 2:28pm China has drawn up new guidelines to reclassify dogs as pets, rather than livestock, in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak — a move that the Humane Society called a “game-changer” in animal welfare. The pathogen, which has…

SHANGHAI: China has drawn up new guidelines to reclassify dogs as pets rather than livestock, the agriculture ministry said, part of a response to the coronavirus outbreak that the Humane Society called a potential "game changer" in animal welfare.Though dog meat remains a delicacy in many regions, the Ministry of…