It seems that the Corona crisis will start to change some ideas about eating animals, including cats and dogs, and starting from the source in China, where the city, “Shen Zain” one of the largest cities in China announced that it will ban eating cats and dogs from next May, after it had been before Banning the trade and eating of wild animals.
And China has witnessed a strong campaign on social media because of the nature of their food from animals, which was the cause of the emergence of the new Corona virus and caused a global epidemic and reached a million infections in the world.
The city government confirmed, on its website, that this decision is "the most stringent" in China since the national authorities launched a campaign against eating wild animals after it was suspected that the emergence of the new Corona virus may be linked to the Wuhan market for the sale of such animals.
The Chinese had called on social media to end the sale of wild animals in Wuhan market after the "Covid-19" epidemic was linked to the exit from this spot
Also eating animals such as snakes or lizards has also been banned, however, the southeastern metropolis will allow continued consumption of aquatic animals not expressly prohibited, such as turtles and frogs.
Those who continue to consume wild animals will face fines of at least $ 21,000, while those who sell them will face penalties starting from $ 14,000.
Russia Today reported that the International Humane Society in a statement welcomed the decision and said, "It is the first city in China to prohibit the production and consumption of dog and cat meat." According to the estimates of this organization, 10 million dogs and 4 million cats are killed every year for consumption in China.