Animal Protection

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…

ZISIQIAO, China (Reuters) - Since China began frantic efforts to curb a coronavirus epidemic in late January, residents in the tiny snake breeding village of Zisiqiao have had to come to terms with a ban on wildlife trading, its lifeline for decades. FILE PHOTO: Dead snakes are preserved in jars…

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Hong Kong Customs seized 57 live turtles with an estimated market value of about $340,000 at Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: HandoutMan arrived in city from Comoros Islands with 55 radiated tortoises and two Madagascar tortoises hidden in his bags Prison sentence is harshest ever handed down using Hong Kong’s…