Chinese city bans dog and cat meat trade amid coronavirus crisis
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mirror.co.ukA Chinese city has banned the dog and cat meat trade amid the coronavirus crisis. Shenzhen passed the law prohibiting the consumption and production of dog and cat flesh.
The city went further than the Government's temporary closure of 'wet markets', where animals are sold, by permanently stopping the brutal trade.
The Covid-19 outbreak is believed to have started at the a 'wet market' in Wuhan, China. The law is set to come into effect on May 1, the Daily Star reports.
A spokesman for the city's government 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
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